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| US09612182B2 |
Method and device for detecting a fault condition
A device and method for detecting fault conditions in a fluid connection system between a first fluid containing system including a first pulse generator (e.g., an extracorporeal blood circuit) and a second fluid containing system including a second pulse generator (e.g., a human or animal vascular system). A pressure sensor detects first pulses from the first pulse generator and second pulses from the second pulse generator. A time-dependent monitoring signal based on data obtained from said pressure sensor is generated and processed to calculate a parameter value indicative of the shape of at least part of a first pulse in the monitoring signal. The parameter value is evaluated to detect the fault condition. The fault condition may involve disconnection of an access device; reversed connection of access devices; occlusion of the fluid path through an access device; or infiltration in tissue surrounding an access point in the vascular system. |
| US09612181B2 |
Pressure test containment vessel
A portable containment vessel to perform a pressure test to a test specimen includes a base skid, a ballistic outer enclosure connected to the base skid and comprising a plurality of walls, a door, and a lock to maintain the door in a closed position, a sample tray configured to support the test specimen, wherein the sample tray is operable through a doorway of the ballistic outer enclosure between a retracted position and an extended position, a containment fluid to surround the test specimen while a pressurized test fluid is applied to the test specimen, and a sensor to indicate a failure of the pressure test. |
| US09612179B2 |
Restraint device
Disclosed is a method of testing a vehicle having a fifth wheel and an apparatus for restraining the vehicle. The method of testing the vehicle may include moving the vehicle on a dynamometer and inserting a coupling structure into the fifth wheel to secure the vehicle during a test. In accordance with example embodiments, the apparatus may include a boom having a pin connection and a connecting structure arranged at an end of the boom, the connecting structure being configured to couple to the fifth wheel of the vehicle. |
| US09612177B2 |
Ferrule-core concentricity measurement systems and methods
Systems and methods of measuring ferrule-core concentricity for an optical fiber held by a ferrule are disclosed. The method includes: generating ferrule distance data by measuring distances to a ferrule outside surface as a function of rotation angle using a distance sensor and rotating either the ferrule or the distance sensor about an axis of rotation that is off-center from the true ferrule axis; aligning the axis of rotation with the fiber core; using the ferrule distance data to determine a position of the true ferrule center relative to the optical fiber core; and measuring the concentricity as the distance between the true center of the ferrule and the optical fiber core. |
| US09612176B2 |
Test head assembly for use in testing protective masks
An apparatus for use in testing protective masks for leaks. The apparatus includes a test head assembly for supporting at least a portion of a protective mask to be tested for leaks. The test head assembly may be freestanding, mounted directly on a mask tester or integral with the mask tester. The test head assembly includes a body and a cover. The body includes a head section simulating at least a portion of a human head. The cover is mounted on the body to cover at least a portion of the head section. The test head assembly is preferably configured such that a portion of the cover can be inflated while the remaining portion of the cover remains in a relaxed state and in contact with the corresponding portion of the body. |
| US09612175B2 |
Method and system for setting offset of oil pressure sensor
A technique for setting offset of a hydraulic pressure sensor which senses operation oil pressure is provided herein. In particular, ignition-off is detected and an ignition-off time point and remaining pressure of the object to be sensed are stored. The remaining pressure is sensed by the hydraulic pressure sensor at the ignition-off time point and stored accordingly. Additionally, whether an ignition is turned on or not after the ignition-off is also detected and an ignition-on time point is stored, when the ignition-on is detected after the ignition-off. A time lapse between the ignition-on from the ignition-off time point is then calculated along with the reduced pressure corresponding to the time lapse due to the time lapse. As a result, a value obtained by subtracting the reduced pressure from the remaining pressure of the hydraulic pressure sensor is set and applied as the offset of the hydraulic pressure sensor. |
| US09612171B2 |
Torque-measuring shaft
A torque-measuring shaft includes a measuring shaft disposed on a shaft axis of the torque-measuring shaft, loadable in torsion and having at least one rotationally symmetric surface region disposed coaxially with the shaft axis as well as a measuring device disposed on the measuring shaft for measuring a torsion of the measuring shaft, wherein the torque-measuring shaft has a material weakening disposed in radial direction inside the measuring shaft, eccentrically relative to the shaft axis. |
| US09612169B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for calculating temperature change of an electrocaloric effect material
Examples are generally described that include monitoring an electrocaloric effect device. A varying voltage may he applied across an electrocaloric effect material. A capacitance change of the electrocaloric effect material at least in part responsive to the varying voltage may be measured. A temperature change of the electrocaloric effect material may be calculated based, at least in part, on the capacitance change. |
| US09612168B2 |
Sensor for differential calorimetric measurement, and method for manufacturing same
A sensor for differential calorimetric measurement including a thermometric cell and another cell, each cell including: a membrane of a low thermal conductivity material, having first and second surfaces; and a mechanism supporting the membrane, of a high thermal diffusivity coefficient material, in contact with the first surface of the membrane, the thermometric cell including at least two active thermometric elements located on the first surface of the membrane, the two cells configured to be assembled such that the second surfaces of the membranes of the cells are opposite one another, a sample and a reference used for taking measurement configured to be placed between the two membranes and directly in contact with the second surfaces, and at least one of the cells including a sealing mechanism opposite the first surface of the membrane, wherein a free space for a gas is arranged between the sealing mechanism and the membrane. |
| US09612167B2 |
Method for determining adsorption heat and wetting heat of a surface and a measuring cell of a calorimeter
A sample of a material is placed into a measuring cell of a calorimeter consisting of upper and the lower parts connected with each other by a movable detachable tight connection. The cell is equipped with two coaxially arranged tubes capable of independent connection to external devices. An outer tube is connected to the upper part of the cell and an inner tube is connected to the lower part of the cell via the movable detachable tight connection and is movable. At least once a contact of the sample with vapor of a liquid is provided and heat of adsorption is measured, then contact of the sample with the same or another liquid is provided and heat of wetting of the sample by the same or the other liquid is measured. |
| US09612164B2 |
Low-profile wireless passive resonators for sensing
A resonator for sensing a physical or an environmental parameter includes a support having a top surface that provides a ground plane, and a polymer-derived ceramic (PDC) element positioned on the top surface including a PDC layer, and a metal patch on the PDC layer. The metal patch is electrically isolated from all surrounding structure, and the resonator has a resonant frequency that changes as a function of the physical or environmental parameter. A system for wirelessly sensing a physical or environmental parameter includes at least one resonator and a wireless RF reader located remotely from the resonator for transmitting a wide-band RF interrogation signal that excites the resonator. The wireless RF reader detects a sensing signal retransmitted by the resonator and includes a processor for determining the physical or environmental parameter at the location of the resonator from the sensing signal. |
| US09612161B2 |
Phase measurement by phase transfer
The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for measuring a phase difference between a first set of photons and a second set of photons. The techniques can include directing the first set of photons to a first parametric downconverter, directing the second set of photons to a second parametric downconverter, directing photons output from an exotic photon source to the first downconverter and directing photons output from the first parametric downconverter to a first beam splitter, directing photons output from an exotic photon source to the first beam splitter, directing photons output from the second parametric downconverter to a second beam splitter, directing photons output from the first beam splitter to the second beam splitter, detecting photons output from the second beam splitter, deriving, from the detecting, a phase difference between the first set of photons and the second set of photons, and outputting the phase difference. |
| US09612160B2 |
Emissivity independent optical pyrometer
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for determining the temperature of an object using an optical pyrometer. Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology allow for making optical temperature measurements that are independent of the surface emissivity of the object being sensed. In one of the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, a plurality of spectral radiance measurements at a plurality of wavelengths is received from a surface of an object being measured. The plurality of the spectral radiance measurements is fit to a scaled version of a black body curve, the fitting comprising determining a temperature of the scaled version of the black body curve. The temperature is then output. The present disclosure is not to be construed as limiting and is instead directed toward all novel and nonobvious features and aspects of the various disclosed embodiments, alone or in various combinations and subcombinations with one another. |
| US09612155B2 |
Curved grating spectrometer and wavelength multiplexer or demultiplexer with very high wavelength resolution
The present application discloses a system comprising a compact curved grating (CCG) and its associated compact curved grating spectrometer (CCGS) or compact curved grating wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer (WMDM) module and a method for making the same. The system is capable of achieving a very small (resolution vs. size) RS factor. The location of the entrance slit and detector can be adjusted in order to have the best performance for a particular design goal. The initial groove spacing is calculated using a prescribed formula dependent on operation wavelength. The location of the grooves is calculated based on two conditions. The first one being that the path-difference between adjacent grooves should be an integral multiple of the wavelength in the medium to achieve aberration-free grating focusing at the detector or a first anchor output slit even with large beam diffraction angle from the entrance slit or input slit, the second one being specific for a particular design goal of a curved-grating spectrometer. |
| US09612154B2 |
Method for diagnosing optical spectrometers of downhole tools
A method for analyzing the condition of a spectrometer is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes acquiring optical data from a spectrometer of a downhole tool during flushing of a flowline and selecting a data set from the acquired optical data. The method can also include estimating light scattering and optical drift for the spectrometer based on the selected data set and determining impacts of the estimated light scattering and optical drift for the spectrometer on measurement accuracy of a characteristic of a downhole fluid determinable through analysis of the downhole fluid using the spectrometer. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed. |
| US09612153B2 |
Electric field vector detection method and electric field vector detection device
In this electric field vector detection method, an electro-optic crystal, where a (111) surface of an optical isotropic medium is cut out, is used as a terahertz wave detection element. The method includes: causing polarization of probe light of ultrashort pulsed light to be circular polarization; allowing the probe light having circular polarization to enter the terahertz wave detection element and probing the terahertz wave; modulating the probe light, having probed the terahertz wave, by a rotating analyzer and detecting the modulated probe light by a photodetector; performing lock-in detection of a detection signal from the photodetector by a lock-in detector using a frequency based on a rotational frequency of the rotating analyzer as a reference signal; and detecting an electric field vector of the terahertz wave based on a detection signal from the lock-in detector. |
| US09612151B2 |
Weighing device having covered weighing pan
As a weighing device which can not only make water and dust less likely to reach the sensor unit, but also simply discharge water having reached that position if any, and which further can improve the maintenance workability of water-washing of the sensor unit, an electronic balance includes a weighing pan, a load cell that measures a load of a measuring object placed on the weighing pan, and a scale main body case that supports the load cell. The load cell is disposed outside and over the scale main body case, a cylindrical transparent cover that covers the whole side face of the load cell is integrally provided for the weighing pan, and the lower end of the transparent cover is disposed with a clearance over an upper face of the scale main body case. |
| US09612149B2 |
Weighing cell with a device for correcting eccentric loading errors and a method for correcting eccentric loading errors
Eccentric loading errors of a weighing cell (1) with a parallel guiding mechanism are determined and corrected or at least reduced. The weighing cell has a test weight actuating device (14), by which at least one test weight (15) is positioned successively on at least three test weight support points (16, 17, 18, 19, 20) of the test load receiver (4) that do not lie in a straight line. A processor unit (21) uses a control signal (S1) to position the test weight on the support points. A test weighing signal (T) is generated for each support point, and from these, eccentric loading errors are ascertained. A device for correcting the eccentric loading errors uses control signals (S2) from the processor unit to make a geometrical-mechanical change in the parallel guiding mechanism, using a first and a second actuating unit. |
| US09612143B2 |
Manufacturing method for resin hollow member and airflow measuring device having the resin hollow member
A pair of half hollow members are mated to each other at mating surfaces to form a resin filling space between the mating surfaces. The resin filling space is charged with melting resin, and the melting resin is solidified. Each of the mating surface has a groove. The groove has a bottom surface in which a hole opens. The groove and the hole form the resin filling space between the mating surfaces when the half hollow members are mated to each other. A wall surface of the groove and an inner circumferential periphery of the hole are equipped with a melting projection, which are configured to be melted with heat of the melting resin and to be solidified with the melting resin. |
| US09612141B2 |
Ultrasonic flow measurement system
The present invention relates to flow measurement, and more particularly, to a system for measuring a flow rate by three-dimensionally crossing a plurality of sidings each other within a conduit. An ultrasonic flow measurement system according to the present invention determines a flow central part of fluid by three-dimensionally crossing the plurality of sidings each other within the conduit in three dimensions and calculates a flow rate flowing in the conduit, meeting the flow central part, thereby more accurately measuring the flow rate than the existing method. |
| US09612140B2 |
Support device for sensors and/or actuators that can be part of a wireless network of sensors/actuators
A support device for sensors and/or actuators, of a node element or End Device (10) of a wireless network of sensors/actuators which support device comprises a base body or base module (1) with a plurality of faces (2), to which a sensor and/or actuator module or block (3) is mounted, and an electrical supply block/module (4). The main feature of the base body (1) is the possibility of adding to the node element (10) further sensors and/or actuators (3) as well as adapter elements, bridge interface elements (60) or expansion modules (50). The base body (1) can have a plurality of connection faces (2) with positive engagement means (54), which allow to assemble the above described modules. The positive engagement means (54) ensures an electromechanical connection between the many modules and, furthermore, assists an easy and intuitive accessibility for a user. |
| US09612134B2 |
Method of sensing sliding by hall sensor and sensing system using the same
A method of sensing a sliding by a sensor including grouping one or more Hall elements into one or more groups, measuring magnetic field strength generated by a magnetic field source, and comparing the magnetic field strength at the one or more Hall elements to determine whether a horizontal sliding occurs. |
| US09612133B2 |
Smart meter system communication methods
An improved data packet design that can be used in a variety of data communication standards used in smart meter systems is disclosed. In an embodiment a smart meter system that comprises of a local server, a coordinator and a plurality of smart meters in the many-to-one data communication system configuration. The smart meter uses a variety of types of radio frequency data packets. The data packets contain the commands, parameters, and data for system control and data transmission. The data packet designs are disclosed for a route discovery command, a get parameter command, a set parameter command, a get data command, a reset command, a relay command, a start command, and a calibration command that are used in the smart meter system. |
| US09612132B2 |
Optimized data collection in a wireless fixed network metering system
Methods and systems regarding an electricity meter in a wireless network are disclosed. The network may comprise a collector and a plurality of electricity meters that measure consumption of electricity and that bi-directionally communicate wirelessly with the collector. The electricity meter may have an established association with at least one battery-powered meter that measures consumption of a commodity other than electricity. The electricity meter may receive information about measured consumption of the other commodity from the battery-powered meter and store the received information. The electricity meter may transmit both information about consumption of electricity measured by the electricity meter and the information about consumption of the other commodity received from the associated battery-powered meter to the collector via the wireless network and also to a remotely located display associated with the electricity meter. |
| US09612131B2 |
Identifying and configuring controls on a control panel
A method includes receiving, at a processor from a camera, image data associated with a control panel. The method also includes presenting one or more images at a display. The one or more images are generated based on the image data. The method includes determining a location of a first control of the control panel based on the image data and based on control settings data. The method includes providing an indication of the location of the first control at the display, and providing an indication of a desired configuration of the first control at the display. |
| US09612130B2 |
System and method of estimating available driving distance
A vehicle includes a powertrain having a battery-powered electric machine. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to display, on a geographical map, at least one contour line indicating an available driving distance from a current location. The distance of the contour line from the current location is based on energy stored within the battery and predicted energy consumption due to driving along each of a plurality of possible routes originating from the current location. The predicted energy consumption is updated based on energy depletion events that occur during driving. |
| US09612123B1 |
Adaptive mapping to navigate autonomous vehicles responsive to physical environment changes
Various embodiments relate generally to autonomous vehicles and associated mechanical, electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide map data for autonomous vehicles. In particular, a method may include accessing subsets of multiple types of sensor data, aligning subsets of sensor data relative to a global coordinate system based on the multiple types of sensor data to form aligned sensor data, and generating datasets of three-dimensional map data. The method further includes detecting a change in data relative to at least two datasets of the three-dimensional map data and applying the change in data to form updated three-dimensional map data. The change in data may be representative of a state change of an environment at which the sensor data is sensed. The state change of the environment may be related to the presence or absences of an object located therein. |
| US09612120B2 |
Route planning apparatus and route plan verifying method
A route planning apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a display, a user interface, a caution information reader, and a route verifier. The display displays a user-scheduled route on a map. The user interface accepts an input of time and date to travel on the route. The caution information reader reads caution information having influence on the travel and associated with position, and time and date. The route verifier verifies whether the travel on the route is available based on one or more positions, and times and dates at which the caution information read by the caution information reader indicates, one or more positions on the route, and the inputted travel time and date. |
| US09612118B2 |
Ring gyroscope structure and gyroscope
A ring gyroscope structure with central spring structure that prefers prefers 2θ-modes and makes them low in frequency. The flexing resonance modes that tend to couple to external mechanical excitation are clearly higher that the 2θ-modes. The described structure is thus very robust against external mechanical shocks and vibrations. |
| US09612117B2 |
Integrated reaction wheel assembly arrays and multi-rotor chassis suitable for usage therein
An integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly Array (RWAA) includes a multi-rotor chassis having a plurality of bearing locating features. A plurality of rotor assemblies is mounted to the multi-rotor chassis. Each rotor assembly includes a rotor having a rotor shaft, a spin motor coupled to the rotor and configured to drive rotation of the rotor about a spin axis, and a first spin bearing assembly disposed around an end portion of the rotor shaft. The first spin bearing pilots to one of the bearing locating features to position or locate the spin axis of the rotor assembly in a predetermined fixed spatial relationship relative to the spin axes of the other rotor assemblies. |
| US09612114B2 |
Access network node based barometric reference pressure network
Systems, apparatus and methods for populating and using a pressure database to determine an altitude of a unit with an unknown altitude are presented. A pressure from one or more barometric pressure sensors linked to respective base stations are interpolated to determine a reference pressure (e.g., at sea level) at arbitrary coordinates (x,y) having pressure reading. For example, a mobile station at the arbitrary coordinates (x,y) records a pressure at the mobile station. A difference between this pressure at the mobile station and the interpolated reference pressure is determined, which may directly be interpreted as a defined altitude of the mobile station. |
| US09612113B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating shape information of object
A method and an apparatus for generating shape information of an object. The method of generating the shape information of the object includes identifying a bend location of a flexible display apparatus surrounding the object; identifying a bend angle of the flexible display apparatus; and generating the shape information of the object based on the bend location of the flexible display apparatus and the bend angle of the flexible display apparatus. |
| US09612112B2 |
Optical system and optical quality measuring apparatus
An optical system comprising: a light source; a photodetector; a first light-receiving system for causing the photodetector to receive first reflected light with a first angle of reflection from a surface; and a second light-receiving system for causing the photodetector to receive second reflected light with a second angle of reflection, different from the first angle of reflection, from the surface is provided. Here, an incident area on the surface, in which light generating the first reflected light is incident, is spaced apart from an exiting area on the surface, which light, to be incident on the photodetector from the surface via the second light-receiving system, exits. |
| US09612105B2 |
Polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography system
The invention generally relates to a polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography (OCT) system that includes both polarization maintaining and single mode optical fiber and methods of use thereof. Generally, OCT systems of the invention have a light source and a differential path interferometer that includes a sample arm and a reference arm. A splitter is used to split light from the light source to the sample arm and the reference arm. Reflected light from the sample arm and the reference arm is recombined at a detector. The polarization maintaining fiber is used in the reference arm to ensure that optical field intensity is equalized between two orthogonal detection channels of the OCT system. |
| US09612102B2 |
Compliant multi-region angular displacement and strain sensors
An apparatus includes a strand of compliant material with a center axis. The apparatus further includes a multi-region angular displacement sensor connected to the strand. The multi-region angular displacement sensor includes a first angular displacement unit in a first sense region of the stand. The first angular displacement unit is used to determine a first angular displacement in response to deformation of the first angular displacement unit. The multi-region angular displacement sensor also includes a second angular displacement unit disposed in a second sense region of the strand. The second angular displacement unit is used to determine a second angular displacement in response to deformation of the second angular displacement unit. |
| US09612101B2 |
Touch sensor for non-uniform panels
A two-dimensional capacitive touch sensor having a cover layer of varying thickness arranged on top of its electrode structure. An array of sensing nodes is formed between edge portions of the receiver electrodes and adjacent portions of the transmitter electrodes. To compensate for the varying thickness of the cover layer, the length of the edge portions per sensing node is varied to equalize node sensitivity across the sensor and thus suppress the systematic variation in node sensitivity which would otherwise arise as a result of the varying thickness of the cover layer. |
| US09612100B2 |
Touch emulator
A touch emulator is provided. The touch emulator, for example, includes a substrate, a plurality of conductors, a plurality of switches, a plurality of capacitors, and a control unit. The conductors are disposed on the substrate. Each of the switches is coupled to one of the conductors, respectively. One end of each of the capacitors is respectively coupled to one of the switches, while the other end of each of the capacitors is grounded. The control unit is coupled to each of the switches. The control unit controls at least one of the switches to turn on or turn off according to a control timing sequence, so as to generate a multi-point touch input operation with a preset distribution pattern. |
| US09612098B2 |
Ruler
The present invention relates to the field of measurement technology, and provides a ruler which can solve the problem that the existing ruler has few kinds of scales and monotonous display content. The ruler of the present invention comprises a strip-like body for performing measurement, the strip-like body is a display screen, and the ruler further comprises a circuit unit, which is connected to the display screen and is used for driving the display screen to display. The ruler provided by the present invention can display rich measurement information when measuring an object. |
| US09612096B2 |
Universal lighted nock and processes therefor
A lighted nock assembly is disclosed for use with an archery projectile. A cap fits within the tail end of the projectile shaft. The cap comprises a shoulder to bear against the projectile shaft, a recess terminating in a floor portion, and a face to bear against the shoulder of a nock. An LED/battery assembly fits within the recess of the cap abutting the floor portion. A nock fits over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess of the cap. Ready-to-fire, the LED/battery assembly comprises an activation gap between the LED lamp and the body of the battery assembly. A gap, greater than or equal to the activation gap, is left between the shoulder of the nock and the face of the cap. When fired, the bow string drives an internal surface of the nock into the front end of the LED/battery assembly and illuminates the LED lamp. |
| US09612095B2 |
Composite shaped charges
Embodiments may take the form of a composite shaped charge. In an example embodiment, a shaped charge includes a casing, an energetic material positioned within the casing, and a liner substantially covering the energetic material. At least one of the casing, the energetic material, and the liner comprises a composite construction. An example embodiment may take the form of a case having a composite construction. An example embodiment may take the form of an energetic material having a composite construction. An example embodiment may take the form of a liner having a composite construction. |
| US09612090B2 |
Textile made from chains and process for its manufacture
A system and method is described for easily creating textiles out of chains connected by thread. A dissolvable or removable substrate on which chains can be set is used whereby the thread stitching passes through the substrate. After the textile stitching is completed, the substrate is then removed, including by use of a dissolving solvent or by melting. |
| US09612085B2 |
Payload launch system and method
A payload launch system includes a launch tube, payload, rocket tube, pressurized motor assembly, and control system. The motor assembly has a launch actuator and an accumulator housing containing compressed gas. The accumulator housing defines a vent opening having a closure. The control system transmits an actuation signal to the actuator in response to a launch request signal to open the closure and cause a discharge of pressure into the launch tube. This causes the rocket tube to launch from the launch tube to a threshold altitude in a single gaseous thrust phase. A method includes deploying a launch system, transmitting a launch actuation signal to the launch actuator via a control system, and opening a closure to allow compressed gas to enter the launch tube, thereby launching the rocket tube from the launch tube to a threshold altitude in the single gaseous thrust phase. |
| US09612078B2 |
Rubber band gun, method of use, and method of assembly
An elastic rubber band launching toy gun that uses a new method to launches six elastic bands in rapid succession using a simple assembly of only six individual parts, and featuring an moving exterior slide in order to mimic the action on a real hand gun. The embodiments of this invention do not rely on any mechanism to return the trigger element to a firing position other than the elastic projectiles fired from the device. |
| US09612076B2 |
Bowstring having different ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers for creep reduction
A bowstring including first and second ultra high molecular weight polyolefin fibers is described herein. The first and second ultra high molecular weight polyolefin fibers have different compositions such that the first ultra high molecular weight polyolefin fibers have a greater elasticity than the second ultra high molecular weight polyolefin fibers. |
| US09612075B1 |
Selectively engageable and removable dust cover for a firearm
A dust cover for a firearm is provided. The cover includes a panel and a first extension extending from the panel and configured for engaging with the firearm to selectively secure the panel to the firearm. The panel is pivotable about the first extension to define a pivot point for pivoting the panel from a first position that encloses an opening or ejection port of the firearm and a second position in which the opening is not enclosed. The first extension is retractable relative to the panel to thereby allow for the selective engagement of the dust cover to the firearm. A related method of installing or replacing the dust cover is also provided. |
| US09612073B2 |
Handgun reset enhancement apparatus
The invention described herein improves the trigger feel and reset perception using three primary alterations.First, the addition of a spring that presses against the trigger bar, further increasing the reset action.Second, the addition of a pin or screw to a specific location on the trigger bar, increasing the deformation of the trigger bar when pushed to the side by the slide. The result is the trigger bar holds a greater force, increasing the tactility of the reset.Third, the use of a specific sear shape, altering the camming action of the sear, and thus how the sear interacts with the trigger bar and firing pin.Each of these inventions alone results in an improved trigger feel and action. Together the result is a gun with greatly improved trigger characteristics. |
| US09612067B2 |
Automatic weapon with a combined system of use (alternatives)
An automatic handgun has an additional trigger mechanism and a sight. In one version, a draw bar in the butt is hinged to a rotatable fork and to the additional trigger, located on the left of the butt in an L-shaped groove. Upon rotating the fork the spring extends onto the left of the butt, and when the butt is closed onto a catch, the end of the fork grips the main trigger. Rotatable posts lie on the sight. Alternatively, a rotatable lever sits on the lower front of the breech. The lever has a post on which the additional trigger which fixes the horizontal and vertical positions is hinged, and is connected to the main trigger by a draw bar through the inside left of the breech. Shooting accuracy increases and the overall dimensions are reduced. |
| US09612066B2 |
Bolt guidance system
Firearm comprising a projectile barrel (15), a firing chamber body (16) fixed to the barrel, a breech mechanism (12) for loading a projectile in the firing chamber and ejecting the spent cartridge from the firearm after detonation, a mobile bolt (1), and a receiver structure (13) that supports and guides the mobile bolt. The mobile bolt comprises lateral bearings projecting laterally from opposite sides of the bolt, a first pair of lateral bearings (4, 4′) positioned towards a front portion of the bolt and a second pair of the lateral bearings (10, 10′) positioned towards a rear portion of the bolt. The receiver structure comprises sidewalls (2, 2′) each have bolt bearing raceway grooves (3, 3′) slidably receiving and guiding the lateral bearings of the bolt, wherein a profile of a first portion (3a) of the bolt bearing raceway groove defines a non-constant height (H(y)) between upper and lower guide edges (18, 19) that varies as a function of the distance (y) from the firing chamber body (16), said profile comprising a velocity control portion with a slope (P) configured to impart a braking effect on the bolt during its sliding movement to slow down the rate of fire. |
| US09612063B2 |
Support for a heat exchanger tube bundle
There is provided a support for supporting a bundle of exchanger tubes that has plurality of tubes and support plates that engage and support the plurality of tubes. The support has a cradle with a plurality of support surfaces spaced along the length of the cradle to support the bundle of exchanger tubes, a carriage that is movably mounted to a track extending along the length of the cradle such that the carriage traverses at least a portion of the cradle as it moves along the track. The carriage has a receiver portion that moves along the cradle above the support surface and is sized to receive a support plate of the bundle of exchanger tubes, and one or more lifts positioned along the cradle length, the lifts moving vertically between an extended position above the carriage relative to the cradle and a refracted position below the support surfaces. |
| US09612059B2 |
Systems and methods of thermal transfer and/or storage
Systems, methods, and computer-implemented embodiments consistent with the inventions herein are directed to storing and/or transferring heat. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a system for transferring/storing heat comprised of a heat exchange/storage apparatus including a chamber, and a heat input device adapted to heat/provide a vapor into the chamber. Other exemplary implementations may include one or more features consistent with a heat output device through which a working medium/fluid passes, a thermal storage medium located within the chamber, and/or a heat exchange system that delivers a heat exchange medium/fluid to the thermal storage medium. |
| US09612058B2 |
Heat exchanger apparatus for converting a shell-side liquid into a vapor
In one aspect, the invention can be a heat exchanger comprising: a shell having an inner surface forming a cavity, the shell comprising an inlet for introducing the shell-side liquid into the cavity and an outlet for allowing the vapor to exit the cavity; a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes for carrying a tube-side fluid located in the cavity and having a longitudinal axis; a shroud circumferentially surrounding the tube bundle and positioned between the tube bundle and the inner surface of the shell so that an annular space exists between the shroud and the inner surface; an opening in a bottom portion of the shroud that forms a passageway between the annular space and the tube bundle; and an opening in a top portion of the shroud that forms a passageway between the annular space and the tube bundle. |
| US09612056B2 |
Wafer holder with varying surface property
An apparatus, a system and a method are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a first portion configured to hold an overlying wafer. The first portion includes a central region and an edge region circumscribing the central region. The first portion further including an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus further includes a second portion extending beyond an outer radius of the wafer. The second portion including an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface of the first portion in the central region has a first reflective characteristic. The lower surface of the first portion in the edge region and the second portion have a second reflective characteristic. |
| US09612054B2 |
Methods of adjusting insulation in a directional solidification furnace
Methods are disclosed for inhibiting heat transfer through lateral sidewalls of a support member positioned beneath a crucible in a directional solidification furnace. The methods include the use of insulation positioned adjacent the lateral sidewalls of the support member. The insulation inhibits heat transfer through the lateral sidewalls of the support member to ensure the one-dimensional transfer of heat from the melt through the support member. |
| US09612051B2 |
Heat reactivated process for desiccant air dryer systems using blower purge and method therefore
The present invention provides a system for effectively purging heat regenerating desiccant compressed air dryers from a moisture load, by a ‘tuned’ regenerating means with the use of a variable restriction on the blower purge air flows, a blower back-pressure set point, a heater discharge temperature set point, and a bottom area bed temperature of a vessel containing desiccant, a means to balance purge temperature to a stable, noncycling state preventing an under and overheating heating of desiccant, vessel and associated piping. A valve control means to terminate heating, cooling and dry purge operations selectively operated to allow purge flows to quickly cause water vapor captivated by the desiccant (in a drying cycle) to be released and purged out of the vessel (in a regeneration cycle), resulting in a regenerated tower vessel prepared for a compressed air drying cycle. |
| US09612048B2 |
Ice making apparatus of refrigerator and assembling method thereof
An ice making apparatus of a refrigerator and a method for assembling such an ice making apparatus are provided. The ice making apparatus may include an ice tray, a sensor installed on a lower portion of the ice tray, a sensor wire connecting the sensor to a controller of the refrigerator, a driver provided at a first end of the ice tray, a driving shaft provided at the first end of the ice tray, a support device provided at a second end of the ice tray, and a support shaft provided at the second end of the ice tray and inserted into a rotational shaft hole of the support device, the support shaft having a through hole allowing the sensor wire to pass therethrough. |
| US09612042B2 |
Method of operating a refrigeration system in a null cycle
A refrigeration system having a cooling circuit, a heating circuit, a pressurizing receiver tank circuit, a pilot circuit and a liquid injection circuit wherein the hot gas line includes a solenoid valve that connects an outlet of a compressor to an outlet of a receiver tank, and wherein the liquid injection circuit includes a liquid injection solenoid that connects the outlet of the receiver tank to an outlet of an economizer. |
| US09612041B2 |
Hybrid vehicle battery charging cooling apparatus
Exemplary embodiments of a cooling apparatus cool a charger for charging a storage battery upon reception of a supply of power from a power supply. Exemplary embodiments include a compressor that circulates a refrigerant, a cooling unit provided on a path along which the refrigerant flows between the heat exchanger and the expansion valve to cool the charger using the refrigerant, a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows between the compressor and the heat exchanger, a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows between the cooling unit and the expansion valve, and a connecting passage connecting the refrigerant passage and the refrigerant passage. When heating occurs, frost formation can be suppressed without increasing configuration complexity and power consumption. |
| US09612040B2 |
Device and method for generating a second temperature variation from a first temperature variation
A device for generating a second temperature variation ΔT2 from a first use temperature variation ΔT1, includes an elastocaloric material layer, having an internal temperature which is able to vary by ΔT2 in response to a given mechanical stress variation Δσ applied to the elastocaloric material layer. The variation Δσ being induced by the first use temperature variation ΔT1 There is a suspended element in mechanical contact with the elastocaloric material layer so as to apply to this layer a mechanical stress that varies in response to the use temperature variation ΔT1. The suspended element is arranged so as to make the mechanical stress applied to the elastocaloric material layer vary by Δσ in response to the temperature variation ΔT1, to generate the second temperature variation ΔT2. |
| US09612037B2 |
Gas water heater control alternate power source
Systems, circuits, and methods for providing operating power to a gas control circuit board are disclosed. A first power source for a gas control circuit board is derived from a utility supplied AC source while a backup supply is provided based on current flowing through an anode rod associated with the water heater as defined by Faraday's Law of Electrolysis. The backup supply based on anode current flow provided operating power for the gas control circuit in case of loss of power from the utility supplied AC source. |
| US09612036B2 |
Housing unit for a heating system
A housing unit (22) for a heating device with two heating circuits, one for space heating and another for service water heating, includes a pump housing (23) for a recirculation pump (8). The housing unit (22) encompasses a switching valve for switching the heating circuits, and in its rear installation position exhibits at least one port to directly connect a plate heat exchanger (6) for heating service water. An opening (29) for the return of the space heater is arranged on one side of the housing unit. The housing unit incorporates an inlet chamber (28), which is adjoined by the inlet mouth (26) of the pump (8), and into which two channels empty, of which one or the other can be optionally closed by a valve body (32), and of which one channel leads to the line port (30) for the return, and the other channel leads to a port of the plate heat exchanger (6). |
| US09612029B2 |
Airflow systems
According to embodiments of the invention, systems, methods and devices are directed to generating air flow in directions that are sensitive to surrounding objects. In one embodiment, a cooling system is provided. The system includes an air generator locating in an area of room temperature. The system also includes a position device in the air generator, a movable air vent, and a tracking sensor. Generally, the mobile cooling system is configured to detect a temperature of a human being and whether the human being moves from one location to another. Upon detection, a set of wheels is used to move the cooling device so that the vent of the cooling device is directed away from the object. |
| US09612026B2 |
Portable evaporative cooler for vehicles
The portable evaporative cooler for vehicles includes a housing with a hanging hook and suction cups for selective mounting to a side window of a vehicle. The housing is divided into various interior compartments for an airflow manifold, a misting assembly, and a heat exchange system. The airflow manifold includes a fan that positively feeds ambient air through a first heat exchanger to pre-cool the air prior to subjecting the same to a moisture mist from the misting assembly for further cooling. The cooled air flows through a second heat exchanger for final cooling prior to exiting the housing and into the interior of the vehicle. The fan forces airflow in one direction to recycle the ambient air through the housing. A controller is coupled to a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor to monitor the air and control the components to cool the air to desired or predetermined levels. |
| US09612024B2 |
Energy efficient HVAC system
An energy efficient HVAC system. The system provides a bypass air supply duct, an air handler having a bypass air supply circuit, and an air supply unit that utilize return air as a source of heat that would otherwise need to be provided by a heating coil if the air, cooled sufficiently to service interior zones of a building, is too cold for servicing perimeter zones of the building, as is typically the case when the outside air temperature is low. |
| US09612021B2 |
Compressive stabilizing grate foot for home appliance
A foot for a pan support of a home appliance is provided. The foot includes an insertion portion at a first end of the foot for inserting into a recess in the pan support; and a lower portion adjacent the insertion portion, the lower portion having a compression edge at a second end of the foot opposite the first end in a longitudinal direction of the foot. The compression edge is adapted to deform under the weight of the pan support when the foot is received by a flat receiving surface of the home appliance. |
| US09612015B2 |
Oxy-combustor operable with supercritical fluid
An oxy-combustor is provided which comprises a combustion vessel including at least one solid fuel slurry inlet port, at least one oxygen inlet port and at least one supercritical fluid inlet port, wherein the combustion vessel is operable at an operating pressure of at least 1,100 psi; an interior of the combustion vessel comprises a combustion chamber and a supercritical fluid infusion chamber surrounding at least a part of the combustion chamber, the supercritical fluid infusion chamber and the combustion chamber are separated by a porous liner surrounding the combustion chamber, and the supercritical infusion chamber is located between the porous liner and an outer casing of the combustion vessel. |
| US09612013B2 |
Gas turbine combustor
Provided is a gas turbine combustor capable of reducing the size of a low-temperature air layer of pilot air formed between a pilot flame and a premixed flame and of improving the flame stability of the premixed flame. A gas turbine combustor, which is provided with a pilot burner that is provided at the center portion of a combustor main body formed in a cylindrical shape to form a pilot flame, and a plurality of main burners arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the pilot burner to form a premixed flame, includes, as the ignition improving part, a channel blocking member that reduces the size of the low-temperature air layer of the pilot air formed between the pilot flame and the premixed flame. |
| US09612012B2 |
Gas hot air gun head
A gas hot air gun head includes a fuel supply device engagable with a gas reservoir and having a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end and a channel extending from the fluid inlet end to the fluid outlet end. Further, a flow-guiding device connects to the fluid outlet end of the fuel supply device and includes a combustor. The combustor connects to the fuel supply device. The combustor includes a combustion chamber extending therethrough. The combustion chamber includes first and second flow-guiding plates engaging therein and separating from each other in an axial direction. The first flow-guiding plate includes a plurality of first holes extending therethrough. The second flow-guiding plate includes a plurality of second holes extending therethrough. A centerline of one of the plurality of first holes offsets from centerlines of the plurality of second holes. |
| US09612011B2 |
Preheat burner assembly and method
A preheat burner assembly and method for preheating forming dies includes a frame, a burner manifold and a link assembly. The burner manifold as a plurality of burner orifices for preheating the forming dies. The burner manifold is connected to a fuel source. The link assembly mounts the burner manifold to the frame for movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. The burner is moved via the link assembly to a deployed position for preheating the forming dies. The forming dies are preheated. The burner manifold is subsequently moved via the link assembly from the deployed position to an upright stowed position. |
| US09612009B2 |
Desuperheater and spray nozzles therefor
A steam assisted ring style desuperheater includes a ring body defining an axial flow path and one or more spray nozzles extending through a wall of the ring body. Each of the nozzles is connected to a separate cooling water manifold and atomizing steam manifold to conduct cooling water and atomizing steam separate from each other through the spray nozzle to an injection point. An atomizing head of each nozzle combines the cooling water and atomizing steam to form a spraywater cloud that is injected radially into the axial flow path. The spray nozzles include one or more flow passage inserts that define separate first and second fluid flow paths for conducting the cooling water and the atomizing steam separately through the spray nozzle. |
| US09612008B2 |
Austenitic stainless steel tube
There is provided an austenitic stainless steel tube containing, by mass percent, 14 to 28% of Cr and 6 to 30% of Ni, wherein the steel tube has a metal micro-structure, in which an average dislocation density, which is determined by XRD measurement using a Co tube, is 3.0×1014/m2 or higher, on the inner surface side of the steel tube. The crystal grain size of the steel tube is preferably 50 μm or smaller. The steel tube of the present invention is suitable as a steel tube used in power-generating plants. |
| US09611999B2 |
Reflecting apparatus including enhanced aluminum optical coatings
A multi-reflector lighting apparatus including a reflector having a reflecting layer deposited on a base layer. The multi-reflector lighting apparatus further includes a first oxide layer deposited on the reflecting layer. The multi-reflector lighting apparatus further includes a second oxide layer deposited on the first oxide layer. The multi-reflector lighting apparatus further includes an alternating plurality of a relatively low refractive index oxide layer material and a relatively high refractive index oxide layer material deposited on the second oxide layer. |
| US09611998B2 |
Light module for a vehicle headlamp
The invention relates to a light module (100) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the light module (100) is configured to generate a dimmed light distribution (LV) which has at least one horizontal LD line (HD) and an LD line (HD′) ascending diagonally with respect thereto, and wherein the light module (100) comprises at least two reflectors (1, 2, 3), and wherein each reflector (1, 2, 3) is associated with at least one LED light source (10, 20, 30). At least one of the reflectors (2) is of the LD front-field reflector type, and at least one further reflector (1) is of the asymmetric reflector type. The at least one LED light source (10) associated with the least one reflector (1) of the asymmetric reflector type and the at least one LED light source (20) associated with the at least one reflector (2) of the LD front-field reflector type are arranged in a manner fixed relative to one another, and all reflectors (1, 2) can be arranged in exactly one defined position with respect to the LED light sources (10, 20) associated therewith. Reflectors (1) of the asymmetric reflector type and reflectors (2) of the LD front-field reflector type are configured in such a way that, with arrangement of at least one reflector (1) of the asymmetric reflector type in the defined position thereof and at least one reflector (2) of the LD front-field reflector type in the defined position thereof, the horizontal LD line of the overall light distribution (LV) is formed by the horizontal LD line (HD1) of the at least one reflector (1) of the asymmetric reflector type and/or by the horizontal LD line (HD2) of the least one reflector (2) of the LD front-field reflector type. |
| US09611992B2 |
Lamp retrofitting assembly
A lamp retrofitting assembly decorates a ceiling lamp having a bulb socket and a socket thread design to receive a threaded electrical contact surface of a light bulb therein. The lamp retrofitting assembly includes a socket extender having a male threaded electrical contact surface to threadingly engage the socket thread and a female threaded electrical contact surface that receives the threaded electrical contact surface of the light bulb. The lamp deflector is removably securable to the socket extender. The lamp deflector includes an inner circumference defining an extender hole and an outer circumference. The lamp deflector also includes an uninterrupted deflecting surface extending between the inner and outer circumferences. The lamp deflector receives the socket extender within the extender hole. A retainer is securable to the socket extender. The retainer retains the decorative lamp deflector to the socket extender. |
| US09611987B2 |
White light source employing a III-nitride based laser diode pumping a phosphor
A white light source employing a III-nitride based laser diode pumping one or more phosphors. The III-nitride laser diode emits light in a first wavelength range that is down-converted to light in a second wavelength range by the phosphors, wherein the light in the first wavelength range is combined with the light in the second wavelength range to create highly directional white light. The light in the first wavelength range comprises ultraviolet, violet, blue and/or green light, while the light in the second wavelength range comprises green, yellow and/or red light. |
| US09611981B2 |
Methods and systems for a rail vehicle including a source of gaseous natural gas
Various methods and systems are provided for supplying gaseous natural gas to a rail vehicle. In one embodiment, a method of receiving fuel for use by a first vehicle comprises sending a request from the first vehicle to a remote liquid fuel container to convert a portion of the fuel in the liquid fuel container that is in a first, liquid phase from the first, liquid phase to a second, gaseous phase. |
| US09611980B2 |
Check valve
A check valve supplies fluid to a system and includes a fluid barrier protects the sealing elements and surfaces of the check valve preventing degradation from any backflow of gas and debris from the system to which fluid is supplied. |
| US09611975B2 |
Equipment mounting system
A track mounting system including a mount with a mounting plate with a back surface and a front surface, the back surface is opposite the front surface and at least one mounting stud coupled to the back surface of the mounting plate, each mounting stud includes a stem portion that extends outwardly from the back surface and an enlarged head portion disposed at a distal end of stem portion. The mount also includes a release mechanism coupled to the front surface to release the mount from a track. The track mounting system also includes an adaptor coupled to the front surface of the mounting plate wherein the adaptor releasably couples with an equipment interface of a piece of equipment. |
| US09611972B2 |
Pipe having heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant plating layer that has excellent workability
Provided is a pipe having a heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant multi-layered plated layer excellent in workability. The pipe includes a multi-layered plated layer including: a ZnNi alloy plated layer that has a Ni content of 5% to 9% and a layer thickness of 3 μm to 9 μm and is formed as a first layer on a surface of a base steel pipe; another ZnNi alloy plated layer that has a Ni content of 10% to 15% and a layer thickness of 1 μm to 3 μm and is deposited as a second layer on the ZnNi alloy plated layer formed as the first layer; and a chromate film that is formed on the ZnNi alloy plated layer formed as the second layer. |
| US09611971B2 |
Device for protecting a male end of a component of a flexible-joint threaded tubular connection
A temporary protector of a male end of a component of a threaded tubular connection, including externally at least one threading and a free end part. The protector includes a coupling to protect at least part of the external threading and the free end part and including a threading that can engage with the threading of the male end, and a sealing device configured to be placed in contact with the component, at least in a part located downstream of the external threading of the male end, and to provide a seal downstream of the external threading. The sealing device includes a portion of small diameter including an internal sealing surface that can interact hermetically with an external surface of the body, and a portion of large diameter including an internal sealing surface interacting hermetically with an external surface of the coupling, the sealing device being radially elastic. |
| US09611970B2 |
Pipe cap
A pipe cap comprising a body; a close-ended bore defined by the body, being sized and dimensioned to accept and rigidly retain an end of a pipe section; an end connector wherein the bore extends out through the end connector; a gasket well in the internal surface of the bore; a gasket for sealing the body to the end of the pipe section, and preventing fluids from flowing out the end of the pipe section; a gasket retaining ring within the gasket well, comprising a shoulder and retaining the gasket within the gasket well; and a gripper washer disposed in the internal surface of the bore, the gripper washer retained between the end connector and the gasket retaining ring, the outer periphery of the gripper washer is in contact with, or in close proximity to, the shoulder of the gasket retaining ring. |
| US09611960B2 |
Cut-in fitting for connecting pipe
A cut-in fitting has a flange hub, a flange ring, a central body, a first gasket, a second gasket, a split flange hub, a split flange ring and a band clamp. |
| US09611956B1 |
Apparatus and method for welding steel boiler tubes
Apparatus and method for welding steel boiler tubes in a space restricted area using a pulsed-arc welding process. The process includes the use of a consumable insert ring having a T-shaped profile and flux material to provide deep weld penetration by a GTAW welding machine. Notches in the consumable weld ring allow for visual inspection of tube fit prior to weld. |
| US09611954B2 |
Construction conduit securing device
A conduit fixture comprising one or more connection segments each with a first planar portion and a second planar portion extending substantially orthogonally from said first planar portion, and a conduit holder extending from the second planar portions that is configured to hold a portion of wiring conduit extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane of the first planar portions. |
| US09611952B2 |
Reduced cavitation oilfield choke
A choke with reduced cavitation and/or flashing due to a high pressure fluids passing through the choke includes a housing having a high pressure inlet port and a low pressure outlet port, and a cage positioned within the housing and having a passage for passing fluid therethrough. A plurality of beads are each positioned in the cage, such that fluid flows between the cage and the beads and between the beads when passing through the cage. Fluid pressure is reduced by the fluid passing through the cage, thereby reducing cavitation. |
| US09611938B1 |
Sliding component
Even when a fluid discharge for discharging high-pressure fluid (sealed fluid) to a high-pressure side of a sealing face is provided, the disclosed sliding component prevents precipitation, adhesion and accumulation of a deposition-causing substance through a dehydration condensation reaction between the high-pressure fluid and low-pressure fluid on the sealing face, and also prevents occurrence of cavitation which would otherwise take place in association with a sudden pressure drop due to a discharge of fluid. Disclosed is a pair of sliding components provided, on a high-pressure side of one of relatively sliding sealing faces thereof, with a fluid discharge for discharging fluid to a high-pressure fluid side, wherein a buffer groove for reducing penetration of low-pressure fluid toward the high-pressure fluid side is provided in the sealing face S on a low-pressure side of the fluid discharge. |
| US09611937B2 |
Superelastic nickel-titanium alloy downhole seals, wellbore tools including such seals, and related methods
A superelastic metal seal for use in a downhole tool, wherein the superelastic metal seal may be formed from a superelastic Ni—Ti alloy. The superelastic Ni—Ti alloy may be prestrained with a permanent strain. Superelasticity may be imparted to the superelastic Ni—Ti alloy through a thermal treatment process or through prestraining the superelastic Ni—Ti alloy. The superelastic Ni—Ti alloy may exhibit superelastic behavior. The superelastic Ni—Ti alloy may not exhibit shape memory behavior. |
| US09611935B2 |
Light composite piston
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a composite piston. The composite piston comprises a piston body made of a composite material, wherein the composite material comprises a reinforcing material distributed in a matrix material. |
| US09611925B2 |
Torque converter having a reactor controlled by a jaw clutch
A torque converter in which the standard one-way clutch, otherwise known as an overrunning brake, on the reactor, otherwise known as a stator, is replaced with a jaw clutch. When the jaw clutch is engaged, the reactor is non-rotate. When the jaw clutch is disengaged, the reactor spins freely. The jaw clutch can be placed on the same hydraulic fluid circuit as a bypass clutch. |
| US09611924B2 |
Turbine shell including recesses for recieving turbine blade tabs
A turbine for a torque converter is provided. The turbine includes a turbine blade including a first turbine blade tab and a turbine shell including an inner surface for supporting the turbine blades and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The turbine shell includes a first slot passing through the turbine shell from the inner surface to the outer surface and a first recess extending from the outer surface toward the inner surface adjacent to the first slot. The first turbine blade tab connects the turbine blade to the turbine shell by passing through the first slot and being bent into the first recess. A method of forming a turbine for a torque converter is also provided. |
| US09611920B2 |
Chain tensioner force mechanism for internal combustion engine
A tensioner force assembly is provided for applying tension to an engine timing chain that changes the direction of the force acting on a chain tensioning arm such that the tensioner piston is oriented in parallel with the long axis of the crankshaft. The tensioner assembly includes a crankshaft sprocket attached to the crankshaft, a cam shaft sprocket attached to the cam shaft, and a timing chain engaging the sprockets. A timing chain tensioner is pivotally attached to the engine block. A chain tensioner mechanism is provided that takes up timing chain slack. The chain tensioner mechanism includes a pivotable force transfer mechanism, a cylinder body having a long axis parallel to the long axis of the crankshaft, and a reciprocating tensioner piston in the body and engaged with the transfer mechanism for moving the transfer mechanism to apply required tension to the timing chain through the timing chain tensioner. |
| US09611919B1 |
Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle
Eight or more forward speeds and at least one reverse speed is achieved by a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle including an input shaft, an output shaft, three planetary gear sets respectively having three rotation-elements, and six control elements for selectively interconnecting the rotation elements. |
| US09611918B2 |
Multistep-automatic-transmission
An automatic transmission includes nine rotatable shafts and four planetary gear sets, each with a first, second and third element. For the shifting of multiple forward gears and one reverse gear, seven shift elements are provided. The second element of the fourth planetary gear set forms the first shaft designed as a drive shaft, the second element of the third planetary gear set forms the second shaft designed as an output shaft, the first element of the fourth planetary gear set forms the third shaft, one element of the planetary gear set forms the fourth shaft, the third element of the third planetary gear set forms the sixth shaft, the second element of the second planetary gear set forms the eighth shaft. The third element of the second planetary gear set and the first element of the third planetary gear set are connected to each other as the fifth shaft. The first element of the second planetary gear set and the third element of the fourth planetary gear set are connected to each other as the seventh shaft. The third shaft can be fixed through the first shift element. The fourth shaft is constantly and directly connected to the second shift element. The first shaft is connectable to the fifth shaft through the third shift element. The ninth shaft is not directly connected to any of the planetary gear sets, is connectable to the sixth shaft through the fourth shift element, is connectable to the seventh shaft through the fifth shift element, is connectable to the eighth shaft through the sixth shift element and is connectable to the first shaft through the seventh shift element. |
| US09611916B2 |
Torque rod
A second inner member and a second insulator are provided in a second ring-shaped member forming a torque rod. A first bore section and a second bore section are provided in front of and in the rear of the second inner member. The insulator has an elastic arm section extending in the direction of a Y axis. A spring adjustment recess extends in a slit shape in the direction of an X axis from an end of the first bore section. The spring adjustment recess forms an unrestricted part of the elastic arm section by the second ring-shaped member, whereby the Z spring in the axial direction of the inner member is lowered, and the XZ spring ratio can be changed greatly while maintaining the size of the X spring in the main vibration inputting direction. |
| US09611915B2 |
Valve structure of shock absorber
Provided is a valve structure of a shock absorber which is capable of controlling respective damping forces according to a frequency in compression and rebound motions of a piston valve, thereby satisfying both the ride comfort and the control stability. The valve structure of the shock absorber, which has a cylinder filled with a working fluid and a piston rod having one end located inside the cylinder and the other end extending outward from the cylinder, includes: a main piston valve assembly installed at one end of the piston rod and configured to operate in a state that the inside of the cylinder is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and generate a damping force varying according to a moving speed; and a frequency unit configured to move together with the main piston valve assembly and generate a damping force varying according to a frequency. The frequency unit includes: a hollow housing mounted at a lower end of the piston rod such that the housing is disposed under the main piston valve assembly; and a free piston disposed to be vertically movable within the housing. |
| US09611913B2 |
Dust cover assembly
A dust cover assembly including: a dust cover made of resin and having a bellows tube portion; and an upper insulator made of rubber attached to a top end of the dust cover. An engaging tube portion is integrally formed with an upper part of the bellows tube portion of the dust cover. At least one engaging groove opens onto an outer peripheral face of the engaging tube portion and extends in a circumferential direction. At least one locking protrusion is formed on an inner peripheral face of the upper insulator having an annular shape and protrudes toward an inner peripheral side, while extending in the circumferential direction. The engaging tube portion of the dust cover is inserted into the upper insulator, while the locking protrusion is inserted into the engaging groove and is locked therein in an axial direction. |
| US09611912B2 |
Body valve assembly for shock absorber
The present invention relates to a body valve assembly for a shock absorber, which is capable of improving ride comfort by improving the degree of freedom of the adjustment in damping force and preventing the damping force from being rapidly changed. |
| US09611911B2 |
Spring element
A spring element that includes a spring body that is at least chiefly formed from an elastomer, wherein at least one reinforcement fiber is embedded into the elastomer. The at least one reinforcement fiber has an arcuate course in a non-loaded condition of the spring element, so that the spring element has a non-linear spring characteristic. |
| US09611907B2 |
Aftertreatment thermal management via clutch assembly
A vehicle system comprising: an engine; an aftertreatment system that receives exhaust gas from the engine; a clutch assembly; and a controller configured to direct adjusting slippage of the clutch assembly based on a first temperature that is selected from the group consisting of a temperature of the aftertreatment system and an expected temperature of the aftertreatment system. |
| US09611906B2 |
Hydraulic vehicle clutch system and method
A hydraulic system for a vehicle clutch assembly can include a pump and a purge valve for regulating hydraulic pressure supplied to the clutch. The hydraulic pressure at the pump can be set to a value higher than the operating pressure for the clutch. The purge valve can be configured to purge hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic system so that an optimum, controllable, and/or pre-determined operating pressure can be supplied to the clutch. The system can be configured to provide accurate control of the clutch(es), continuous cooling capacity to the hydraulic system components, lateral torque control when two separate hydraulic circuits are used, weight and cost reduction of the vehicle clutch, as well as other vehicle functions and characteristics. |
| US09611904B2 |
Centrifugal clutch apparatus
A centrifugal clutch apparatus can include a driving-side rotational member rotatable around a shaft member connected to a driving device; clutch devices mounted on the driving-side rotational member and movable radially-outward of the driving-side rotational member. A driven-side rotational member rotatable independent from the driving-side rotational member can be arranged for covering the driving-side rotational member and can have an inner circumferential surface to engage with the clutch devices. Friction members can be adapted to be abutted against the inner circumferential surface so as to transmit the driving power of the driving device to the driven-side rotational member. The inner circumferential surface of the driven-side rotational member can be formed with a groove and a tensioning member formed as a ring-shaped member can be snap-fitted into the groove and held therein under a radially-outward biasing force. |
| US09611896B2 |
Elastic force transmission element and coupling device
An elastic force transmission device 10 is provided, in particular for transmitting torques, wherein the force transmission element 10 is provided with at least two receiving openings 14, 16 for connection to force transmission components, an elastomer body 12 and at least one loop assembly 26 embedded in the elastomer body 12, wherein the loop assembly has at least two opposite strands 42, 44 and the force transmission element 10 has at least one pressure absorption device 28, 30, 36, 38. According to the invention, it is provided that the at least one pressure absorption device 28, 30, 36, 38 is arranged in a region between the opposite strands 42, 44 of the loop assembly 26, in which region the opposite strands 42, 44 of the loop assembly 26 are at the maximum distance A from each other, wherein the at least one pressure absorption device 28, 30, 36, 38 is designed in such a manner that the rigidity of the force transmission element 10 progressively increases in the event of a tensile loading. |
| US09611895B2 |
Roller alignment device and roller alignment method
An alignment device aligns rollers R in an annular shaped alignment space 24 in parallel to each other while at the same time prevents damage from occurring on rolling surfaces of rollers R. Plural rollers R that are arranged in a row in an axial direction are sequentially supplied into an annular shaped alignment space 24 that is formed in a main jig 14 in a direction that coincides with a width direction of the alignment space 24. The plural rollers R are aligned in an annular shape so as to be in parallel to each other by alignment-fluid-supply means 16 spraying air onto a roller R that is in a supply position in the alignment space 24 from a direction that is orthogonal to the roller R supply direction and moving the roller R in a circumferential direction of the alignment space 24, and then supplying a next roller R into the alignment space 24. |
| US09611894B2 |
Clip-fastened raceway for a variable compression ratio engine
A clip-fastened raceway for a variable compression ratio engine includes: at least one curved segment whose outer surface cooperates with a raceway housed in the transmission member or in the control member of the variable compression ratio engine and whose inner surface is maintained in contact with a curved outer surface housed in the toothed wheel of the engine; at least one clip, housed in at least one of the ends of the curved segment and fastened to one or the other of the ends of the curved outer surface housed in the toothed wheel and hooking onto a hook or protrusion which the wheel includes in the vicinity of the end of its curved outer surface, the hook or protrusion being complementary to that of the clip so as to be able to cooperate with the latter. |
| US09611890B2 |
Thrust bearing
The invention is for an outer ring which has a flange formed with engaging hooks for assembly with a retainer. An object is to prevent the outer ring from catching each another in manufacturing steps. A thrust bearing includes an outer ring which has a flange provided with radially inward-protruding engaging hooks. Each engaging hook has an amount of protrusion which is not greater than a height of the flange tip edge of a hypothetical outer ring. This arrangement prevents any of the engaging hooks of the outer ring from being caught by the flange of another outer ring. |
| US09611887B2 |
Flexible insulating liner for bearings
A flexible insulating liner strip or member comprises an elongated flexible structure that can be cut to length and positioned between a race of a bearing and a bearing housing to electrically insulate the bearing race from the bearing housing and/or other components. The flexible insulating liner strip may be segmented to provide flexibility, and one or more portions of the flexible insulating liner strip may be curved to accommodate variations in the dimensions of bearing housings and races. The flexible insulating liner strip provides a cost-effective way to electrically insulate bearings. |
| US09611885B1 |
Lubricated superhard bearing assemblies
Embodiments to bearing apparatuses for placement into a borehole containing a drilling fluid in which the apparatus is configured for transferring heat to the drilling fluid from a lubricating fluid substantially sealed within the apparatus. The apparatus includes a substantially sealed housing, first and second bearing assemblies disposed about a rotatable shaft extending through the housing, where the bearing assemblies are within the substantially sealed housing. Each bearing assembly includes superhard bearing elements. One bearing assembly is fixed relative to the shaft so as to rotate therewith, while another bearing assembly is fixed relative to the housing. In an embodiment, a lubricating fluid for lubricating the superhard bearing elements may circulate from within a circulation cavity of the housing or shaft between the superhard bearing elements, and be recirculated back into the circulation cavity. In other embodiments, the lubricating fluid may not be recirculated. |
| US09611884B1 |
Suction cup
A suction cup may comprise a cup body, a locating unit, a pressing unit, a rotating plate, a shell and a connecting unit. The cup body has a suction face and a rear face, and a central portion of the rear face comprises a stepped column. The pressing unit has an upper part, two lower parts, and a second through hole penetrates through a central portion of the upper part, and the rotating plate has a first surface and a second surface, and a central axle protrudes from a central portion of the first surface. The central axle passes through the second through hole of the pressing unit and then engages with the stepped column such that the upper part and the second through hole are configured to secure and prevent the central axle from swing or shifting due to the heavy load. |
| US09611882B2 |
Back-out resistant fastener
A fastener is provided having a cylindrical shaft with a generally constant diameter located between a head and a tapered point. The fastener has a thread integrally extending from the shaft and extending along a portion of a length thereof that terminates at an end of the shaft proximate the head with a back-out discontinuity. At least one ring integrally extends from the shaft in an area of the shaft between the back-out discontinuity and the head. The at least one ring has an outside diameter that is less than an outside diameter of the thread. |
| US09611880B1 |
Connector usable with floating docks
Disclosed is a connector that may include a first member and a second member. The first member may have a first fastening member and a first cavity, the second member may have a second fastening member and a second cavity, and the second fastening member may be engaged with the first fastening member. The insert may further include an insert in the first and second cavities. |
| US09611872B2 |
Reciprocal hydraulic cylinder and power generation system
A hydraulic cylinder is provided. The hydraulic cylinder includes a casing with a longitudinal axis defined therethrough, a first fluid inlet defined in the casing, a second fluid inlet defined in the casing, a first fluid outlet defined in the casing, a second fluid outlet defined in the casing, a shaft extending along the longitudinal axis, a first switching valve mounted to the shaft, a second switching valve mounted to the shaft, and a piston mounted to the shaft between the first switching valve and the second switching valve, wherein the hydraulic cylinder is configured such that when a fluid is supplied to the first and second fluid inlets, the shaft, the first and second switching valves, and the piston oscillate back and forth along the longitudinal axis. |
| US09611861B2 |
Washing machine
A washing machine having a centrifugal fan which may increase a discharge flow rate. The washing machine includes a centrifugal fan adapted to cool a motor, wherein the centrifugal fan comprises a circular plate connected to a shaft of the motor, and a plurality of blades radially arranged around a center of the circular plate, each of the blade includes an inlet portion extending to form an inlet for external air passing therethrough, and a guide bent and inclined from the inlet portion, and an outlet portion bent from the guide to form an outlet for the external air. |
| US09611853B2 |
Information processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
An information processing apparatus includes a fan having an impeller. The fan further has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The information processing apparatus further includes a frame to which the fan is mounted in a predetermined orientation so that the first side of the fan faces the frame. The frame has a ventilation opening facing the impeller. A resilient member is provided on the frame so as to face the fan. The fan has a supporting member on the first side and an opening on the second side. The supporting member faces the resilient member. |
| US09611851B2 |
Control method of electric compressor, controller, and refrigerator
A control device for an electric compressor for use in a refrigeration cycle includes an inverter circuit and controller for outputting a driving signal to a DC motor. The controller is configured to set a specified constant rotating speed as a target rotating speed (Rt) of the DC motor (103) (SI), obtain an actual measurement rotating speed (Rm) which is a measurement value of a rotating speed of the DC motor (103) (S2), adjust a duty ratio of driving electric power of the DC motor (103) so that the actual measurement rotating speed (Rm) matches the target rotating speed (Rt) (S3), and newly set the target rotating speed based on a change in the duty ratio (S4). |
| US09611850B2 |
Method and device for fixing and synchronizing rotary pistons in a rotary piston pump
A method and a device for fixing and synchronizing rotary pistons in a rotary piston pump involves introducing the rotary pistons into the pump space of the rotary piston pump. A shaft stub of each rotary piston is then pushed through a pump rear wall onto a driveshaft provided for the respective rotary piston. The rotary pistons are aligned and synchronized in the pump space via a template, the template being fixed detachably to a pump housing. The shaft stubs of the respective rotary piston are connected, after the synchronization, in each case via a clamping device in a friction-locked manner to the respective driveshaft, outside the pump space. |
| US09611847B2 |
Aircraft main engine fuel pump with multiple gear stages using shared journals
A multistage gear pump assembly includes first and second gear pumps that use common shafts and are axially separated by a fixed spacer within the housing. Pressurized bearings are provided at opposite axial ends of the first and second gear pumps. The second gear pump handles cruise and idle operations of the aircraft while the first gear pump stage assists in meeting higher demand modes of engine operation. Otherwise, the first gear pump is maintained at a minimal pressure to reduce energy consumption and still provide desired stability and eliminate issues associated with bearing oil whirl associated with prior known arrangements. When additional assistance is required, such as during takeoff, climb, or windmill relight, the first gear pump advantageously contributes to the increased pressure. |
| US09611845B2 |
Equipment for continuous regulation of the flow rate of reciprocating compressors
Equipment for continuous regulation of the flow rate of fluid in a reciprocating compressor which has a compression chamber with a piston reciprocally movable therein. The compression chamber has an inlet valve and an outlet valve which delivers fluid to a reservoir. A translation device is movable to open the valve and allow closing of the valve. An actuator engages the translation device and includes a rod. The rod has a magnitizable central element located between solenoids of an electromechanical device. The central element is located in a prefixed position with respect to the solenoids under the resilient loading of a resilient device. Detectors are provided for detecting the position of the piston, the pressure in the reservoir and the position of the actuator. |
| US09611844B2 |
Reciprocating pump valve assembly with thermal relief
A reciprocating pump comprises a cylinder, an inlet check valve, a piston, an outlet check valve and a purge circuit. The cylinder has a first end and a second end. The inlet check valve is disposed proximate a first end of the cylinder. The piston is disposed within the cylinder between the inlet check valve and the second end. The outlet check valve is disposed within the piston. The purge circuit extends across the inlet check valve and the outlet check valve to fluidly couple the first end and the second end. |
| US09611841B2 |
Pumping of collected liquids in systems
A system includes at least one fluid volume in which pressure varies, a retention volume for collecting a liquid used in operating the system; and a pump device in fluid connection with the retention volume and in operative connection with the fluid volume. The pump device includes a housing, a movable pressurizing mechanism within the housing and in fluid connection with the fluid volume, a biasing mechanism in operative connection with the pressurizing mechanism to bias the pressurizing mechanism in a first direction, and a pump volume within the housing. The volume of the pump volume is defined by a position of the pressurizing mechanism, wherein the position of the pressurizing mechanism is controlled by pressure within the fluid volume and the biasing mechanism. The pump device further includes an inlet port in fluid connection with the pump volume and an outlet port in fluid connection with the pump volume. |
| US09611837B2 |
Apparatus for accessing the nacelle of a wind turbine and associated methods
A wind turbine includes a tower having an interior, an exterior, a lower end and an upper end; a nacelle coupled to the tower adjacent the upper end and movable to define at least two yaw positions of the nacelle; a rotor coupled to the nacelle; and an access apparatus disposed about the tower adjacent the upper end thereof, the access apparatus defining a passageway into the nacelle that is exterior of the tower, and the access apparatus providing access to the nacelle in the at least two yaw positions of the nacelle. A method for transporting equipment and personnel to the nacelle using the access apparatus is disclosed. A method for assembling a wind turbine having such an access apparatus is also disclosed. |
| US09611836B2 |
Wind turbine power conversion system
The invention refers to a multilevel topology power converter (I) for electrical adaption of a low voltage alternating current (LVAC) of an electrical wind power generator (1) and a medium voltage (MV) transmission level for a transmission link to each other, the power converter (I) comprising for each phase: a switching unit (9) for adapting the low voltage (LV) and the medium voltage (MV) to each other, the switching unit (9) being controlled by a controller (15), whereby the controlled switching unit (9) separately switches n+1 terminal potentials along terminals of an electrical series of n>1 capacitors C1 . . . Cn (7); a current converter (5) for providing or using a direct current (DC) through the plurality of n>1 capacitors C1 . . . Cn (7) connected in series. |
| US09611833B2 |
Wind turbine blade with narrow shoulder and relatively thick airfoil profiles
A blade (10) for a rotor of a wind turbine having a profiled contour divided into: a root region (30), an airfoil region (34), and a transition region (32) between the root region (30) and the airfoil region (34). A shoulder (40) is located at the boundary between the transition region (32) and the airfoil region (34). The blade's profiled contour comprises a local relative thickness defined as the local ratio between a maximum profile thickness (t) and the chord length (c). The ratio between the shoulder width (W) and the blade length (L) being less than or equal to 0.075, and the relative thickness (t/c) in a blade length interval of 0-0.8 L is at least 22%. |
| US09611832B2 |
Water flow power generation apparatus
Water flow power generation apparatus, includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket. The transmission and the generator are located above the upper bracket, there are at least two reverse direction rotating water wheels fixed between the upper bracket and the lower bracket. Every vane of one wheel extends into the space between two adjacent wanes of the other wheel, and the same end of each water wheel is fixed with some synchromesh gears, respectively. A sharp-angled shape guide object is fixed at the water inlet end of the water wheels between the upper bracket and the lower bracket. The resulting structure can not only improve the utilization ratio of water power, but also improve the generating efficiency; moreover, the whole generating apparatus is of simple structure, low cost for design and manufacture and easy installation, and applicable to various water flows. |
| US09611823B2 |
Method for controlling the injection quantity of a piezoinjector of a fuel injection system
A method for controlling the injection quantity of a piezoinjector of a fuel injection system, which comprises a nozzle needle displaceable by a piezoactuator. Based on the instantaneous injection quantity, a selection is made among various control methods. In a ballistic injector mode, a first control method is carried out, wherein both a needle closing point in time is equalized and a needle travel time is also equalized. In a full stroke injector mode, a second control method is carried out, wherein a needle closing point in time is equalized, but the needle travel time is not equalized. |
| US09611820B2 |
Intake structure for internal combustion engine
The intake structure for an internal combustion engine includes: a collision surface configured to face an inlet of a carburetor; a deflecting surface configured to deflect a blowback flow, which is to diffuse after colliding against the collision surface, in one direction along the collision surface; a receiving surface configured to receive the blowback flow deflected by the deflecting surface; and a fuel-accumulating surface formed below the collision surface. A first clearance between an air-guiding direction distal end of the deflecting surface and the receiving surface is brought into communication to a downstream side of a filter of an air cleaner in a fresh-air intake direction so as to act as a main intake passage for fresh air. |
| US09611818B2 |
Integrated EGR valve housing
An integrated exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve housing includes: a temperature control passage configured to include a first cooling channel which connects a water jacket formed in an engine to a radiator and a second cooling channel which is branched from the first cooling channel and extends to an EGR cooler cooling re-circulated exhaust gas; and an auxiliary cooling passage configured to guide cooling water introduced into the second cooling channel to the EGR valve housing, whereby it is possible to easily dispose the EGR valve housing in the engine compartment by integrating the parts through which the cooling water is discharged from the engine with the cooling water channel connected to the EGR valve housing. |
| US09611815B2 |
Fuel system control
Methods are provided for reliving excess vacuum from a fuel tank. In response to elevated fuel tank vacuum levels, a canister purge valve is opened to dissipate the vacuum to an engine intake manifold while the engine is not combusting. Alternatively, the purge valve is opened to dissipate the excess vacuum to the intake manifold while the engine is combusting during conditions when the likelihood of air-fuel ratio errors are lower or when any incurred errors are better tolerated. |
| US09611813B2 |
On-board method to smoke test a vehicle's evap system using exhaust gas
Systems and methods for smoke testing an evaporative emissions control system of a vehicle using exhaust gas are disclosed. In one example, a method for an engine comprises: during a first condition, routing exhaust gas to a sealed fuel system; and pressurizing the fuel system with the exhaust gas such that exhaust gas will escape from a leak in the fuel system. In this way, the location and the size of an evap system leak may be determined without the need for, and without using, expensive off-board testing equipment. |
| US09611811B2 |
Control device for cooling system
The influenced of condensed water on an EGR device is alleviated. A device (100) that controls a cooling system including adjusting means for being able to adjust a circulation amount of coolant in a first flow passage, including an engine cooling flow passage, an EGR cooling flow passage and a radiator flow passage, and a second flow passage, including the engine cooling flow passage, the EGR cooling flow passage and a bypass flow passage and not including the radiator flow passage, includes: measuring means for measuring a temperature of the coolant; limiting means for limiting circulation of the coolant at starting an internal combustion engine; and control means for circulating the coolant preferentially through the second flow passage via control over the adjusting means based on the measured temperature in a period in which circulation of the coolant is limited. |
| US09611810B2 |
Gaseous fuel mixer with exhaust gas recirculation
A mixing device for introducing gaseous fuel and recirculated exhaust gas into an intake passage of an engine, the mixing device including a body, an annular channel, the body defining a fuel inlet opening, and a plurality of gaseous fuel injectors fluidly coupled to the fuel inlet opening such that gaseous fuel from the plurality of gaseous fuel injectors is conveyed into the annular channel through the fuel inlet opening. The mixing device further includes a diffuser at a position of the annular channel to diffuse gaseous fuel from the annular channel into the intake airflow in the intake passage, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) inlet opening defined by the body and in fluid communication with the intake passage, and an exhaust gas recirculation supply pipe coupled to the EGR inlet opening and configured to direct recirculated exhaust gas from the engine into the intake passage. |
| US09611806B2 |
Engine piston
A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a piston body forming a crown portion and a skirt portion. The skirt portion includes a bore that receives a pin for connecting the piston to a connecting rod, and the crown portion forms a bowl surrounded by a flat crown surface having an annular shape and disposed along a plane. The bowl and the flat crown surface meet along a circular edge surrounding a rim of the bowl. The piston further includes an annular protrusion disposed within the bowl adjacent the rim. The annular protrusion has a generally convex shape in cross section created by an upper, inwardly extending surface and a lower, inwardly extending surface that meet along a convex apex. The piston further includes an airfoil surface formed in the flat crown surface. The airfoil surface has a convex shape and extends annularly around the rim of the bowl. |
| US09611804B2 |
Method for producing a piston
The invention relates to a method for producing a piston (1) for an internal combustion engine, characterized by the following method steps: producing an upper piston part (2) and a lower piston part (3) having one or more recesses (4, 4′) for forming a closed cavity (5); introducing a heat transfer medium (6), in particular one or more alkali metals, that is solid or paste-like at ambient temperature and liquid at the intended operating temperature of the piston, into the recesses (4, 4′) of the lower piston part (3) and/or of the upper piston part (2), wherein the heat transfer medium (6) is provided in order, during the operative state of the piston (1), to effect heat transport within the piston (1) by convection; closing the recesses to form the closed cavity (5) which encloses the heat transfer medium (6); and connecting the upper piston part (2) to the lower piston part (3). This enables the piston (1) to be produced in a simplified manner. |
| US09611803B2 |
Engine piston and a process for making an engine piston
A piston for an internal combustion engine may include a substantially circular body composed of an aluminum containing base material defining a top portion having at least one cavity. At least one coating layer may be disposed on at least one area defined by at least one of the top portion and the at least one cavity. The at least one coating layer may include at least one chemical compound derived from a chemical reaction between the base material of the body and the at least one coating layer in response to friction generated by a dragging movement of a non-consumable rotary pin with the at least one coating layer. |
| US09611802B2 |
Engine assembly including a thermal barrier
An engine assembly includes a cylinder block having at least one cylinder. The engine assembly includes at least one cylinder head coupled to the cylinder block, and at least one intake port coupled to the cylinder head, at least one exhaust port coupled to the cylinder head, and at least one fuel injector coupled to the cylinder head. The engine assembly includes a head cooling extension protruding from the cylinder head. The head cooling extension includes at least one extension wall and defines an extension cooling passageway at least partially enclosed by the at least one extension wall. The extension cooling passageway is at least partly disposed between the exhaust port and the fuel injector in order to create a thermal barrier between the fuel injector and the exhaust port when the coolant flows through the extension cooling passageway. |
| US09611801B2 |
Methods and systems for fixed and variable pressure fuel injection
Methods and systems are provided for operating a high pressure injection pump to provide each of high fixed fuel pressure at a first direct injection fuel rail and high variable fuel pressure at a second direct injection fuel rail. The direct injection fuel rail pressure can be raised above a pressure provided with a lift pump via a fuel system configuration that includes various check valves, pressure relief valves, and a spill valve positioned between an inlet of the high pressure injection pump and the port injection fuel rail. Fixed and variable high pressure direct injection may be advantageously used to provide learn the ballistic region of each direct injector. |
| US09611800B2 |
Method for operating a fuel system of an internal combustion engine
In a fuel system for an internal combustion engine, the fuel is pumped by a high-pressure fuel pump into a fuel pressure accumulator, from which it is supplied into at least one combustion chamber via at least one injector. A value is provided for the actual pressure in the fuel pressure accumulator. A pressure regulating device using which the fuel may be extracted from the fuel pressure accumulator is precontrolled using a precontrol signal, which is ascertained taking into account a setpoint pressure in the fuel pressure accumulator. A value for a fuel quantity flowing through the pressure regulating device is taken into account when ascertaining the precontrol signal. |
| US09611795B2 |
Control system of vehicle
A PM-ECU configured to control a drive torque of a vehicle is configured to be stopped in response to a driver's operation of a start switch and then activated in response to a driver's re-operation of the start switch. The PM-ECU is configured to be activated and place a restriction on the drive torque of the vehicle, in response to a re-operation of the start switch after the PM-ECU is stopped in response to an operation of the start switch. The PM-ECU is configured to remove the restriction on the drive torque in response to a reduction of an operation amount by which an accelerator pedal is operated. |
| US09611794B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling exhaust gas recirculation
Various systems and method for controlling exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in an internal combustion engine are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes during a first operating condition, directing exhaust gas from a first cylinder group into an engine air intake stream and directing substantially no exhaust gas from a second cylinder group to the engine air intake stream. The method further includes during a second operating condition, directing exhaust gas from the second cylinder group through a turbocharger bypass into the engine air intake stream and reducing a fuel injection amount of the first cylinder group relative to a fuel injection amount of the second cylinder group. |
| US09611791B2 |
Application of probabilistic control in gas turbine tuning for fuel flow-power output parameters, related control systems, computer program products and methods
Various embodiments include a system having: at least one computing device configured to tune a set of gas turbines (GTs) by performing actions including: commanding each GT in the set of GTs to a base load level, based upon a measured ambient condition for each GT; commanding each GT in the set of GTs to adjust a respective fuel flow to match a nominal fuel flow value, and subsequently measuring an actual power output value for each GT; and adjusting an operating condition of each GT in the set of GTs based upon a difference between the respective measured actual power output value and a nominal power output value at the ambient condition. |
| US09611790B2 |
Aero compression combustion drive assembly control system
A control system for an aero compression combustion drive assembly, the aero compression combustion drive assembly having an engine member, a transmission member and a propeller member, the control system including a sensor for sensing a pressure parameter in each of a plurality of compression chambers of the engine member, the sensor for providing the sensed pressure parameter to a control system device, the control system device having a plurality of control programs for effecting selected engine control and the control system device acting on the sensed pressure parameter to effect a control strategy in the engine member. A control method is further included. |
| US09611788B2 |
Multi-shaft gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine is disclosed with a first spool having a first turbine connected to a first compressor through a first rotatable shaft; a second spool having a second turbine connected to a second compressor through a second rotatable shaft; and a gearbox having a power input port coupled to each of the first and second shafts and a power output port connected to a third shaft, wherein the rotational speed of the third shaft is lower than the rotational speed of each of the first and second shafts. |
| US09611782B2 |
Engine warming system
A system for warming the engine of a water-cooled vehicle by exchanging coolant with a warm vehicle or a storage tank of warmed coolant. The system utilizes a fitting that, in one position, allows for normal function of the cooling system of a vehicle, and in another position the fitting allows for fluid exchange with an outside source, such as another vehicle. The outside source can be a second vehicle equipped with a fitting or a standalone heater. Fluid transfer hoses are connected to each fitting to exchange coolant between vehicles. |
| US09611780B2 |
Systems and methods for removing fuel from engine oil
A coolant control system of a vehicle includes a fraction module, and a coolant valve control module. The fraction module determines an oil fuel fraction based on an amount of fuel in an amount of engine oil. The coolant valve control module, based on the oil fuel fraction, selectively actuates a coolant valve to enable coolant flow from an integrated exhaust manifold (IEM) of an engine to an engine oil heat exchanger. |
| US09611778B2 |
Vehicle engine cooling system
A vehicle engine cooling system may include a high temperature radiator in which a high temperature coolant for cooling an engine by using ambient air flows, a low temperature radiator in which a low temperature coolant for cooling a water-cooled condenser by using ambient air flows, an integrated cooler configured to cool a low pressure EGR gas and air which has passed through a turbocharger, a high temperature radiator circulation line provided to allow the high temperature coolant to circulate the high temperature radiator, the engine, and the integrated cooler, a low temperature radiator circulation line provided to allow the low temperature coolant to circulate the low temperature radiator, the condenser, and the integrated cooler, and a plurality of control valves provided on the high temperature radiator circulation line and the low temperature radiator circulation line. |
| US09611776B2 |
Deterioration diagnosis device for an exhaust gas purification apparatus
In an deterioration diagnosis device for the exhaust gas purification apparatus in which in a period of time in which inducement processing is carried out which is to induce a water-gas-shift-reaction in a catalyst disposed at the upstream side of the SCR catalyst, by changing an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine from a lean air fuel ratio into a predetermined rich air fuel ratio, an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the SCR catalyst and an air fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing out from the SCR catalyst are measured by the air fuel ratio sensors, respectively, so that deterioration of the SCR catalyst is diagnosed based on a difference between the measured values of these sensors, wherein an end time of the execution of the inducement processing is adjusted in such a manner that an amount of hydrogen oxidized in the SCR catalyst during the period of the execution of the inducement processing becomes constant. |
| US09611775B2 |
Catalytic converter holding material
A catalytic converter holding mat that is inexpensive, and exhibits an excellent heat insulation capability is provided by utilizing an inexpensive heat insulating material that exhibits an excellent heat insulation capability. The catalytic converter holding mat is provided in a gap between a tubular catalyst carrier and a casing that houses the catalyst carrier, and includes a retaining section that is formed of first inorganic fibers having a thermal shrinkage ratio at 1000° C. of 1% or less, and an insulation section that is disposed adjacent to the retaining section, and formed of second inorganic fibers having a thermal shrinkage ratio at 1000° C. of more than 1%. |
| US09611773B2 |
Zoned catalysed substrate monolith
A zoned catalyzed substrate monolith comprises a first zone and a second zone that are arranged axially in series. The first zone comprises a platinum group metal loaded on a support and a first base metal oxide or a first base metal loaded on an inorganic oxide. The first base metal oxide is iron oxide, manganese oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, nickel oxide, or mixtures thereof. The first base metal is iron, manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, or mixtures thereof. The second zone comprises copper or iron loaded on a zeolite and a second base metal oxide or a second base metal loaded on an inorganic oxide. The second base metal oxide is iron oxide, manganese oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, nickel oxide, or mixtures thereof. The second base metal is iron, manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, or mixtures thereof. The second base metal is different from the first base metal. |
| US09611772B2 |
Abnormality detection system of internal combustion engine
A straight-flow exhaust purification catalyst (13) and a hydrocarbon supply valve (15) are arranged in the engine exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine. A region which is a limited portion of the upstream-side end-surface peripheral part of the exhaust gas purification catalyst (13), where there is a possibility of clogging due to deposition of fine particles in the exhaust gas, is predicted to be a fine particle deposition region, and an air-fuel ratio sensor (23) is arranged within an exhaust gas circulation region, which is downstream from the downstream-side end-surface peripheral part of the exhaust purification catalyst (13) and is downstream from the fine particle deposition region when viewed along the longitudinal axis of the exhaust purification catalyst. When the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst (13) momentarily changes and the rate of change of the output value from, the air-fuel ratio sensor (23) decreases, it is determined that clogging due to deposition of fine particles in the exhaust gas has occurred in the fine particle deposition region in the upstream-side end-surface peripheral part of the exhaust purification catalyst (13). |
| US09611767B2 |
Lost motion assembly in a valve bridge for use with a valve train comprising a hydraulic lash adjuster
In an internal combustion engine comprising two or more engine valves that receive valve actuation motions from a valve actuation motion source via a valve train, which valve train comprises a hydraulic lash adjuster, an apparatus for valve actuation comprises a valve bridge and a lost motion assembly disposed therein. The lost motion assembly comprises a first piston disposed in a first piston bore formed in the valve bridge. The first piston is configured to operatively connect with a component of the valve train. A biasing element is configured to bias the first piston out of the first piston bore with a first force that is greater than a second force applied to the first piston by the hydraulic lash adjuster. A travel limiter is configured to limit travel of the first piston out of the first piston bore to be no greater than a maximum lost motion distance. |
| US09611765B2 |
Method for operating a valve train of an internal combustion engine and corresponding valve train
A method and apparatus for operating a valve train of an internal combustion engine having a main camshaft for which at least one rotationally-fixed cam carrier is provided that can be shifted between two axial positions is disclosed. An actuator cooperates with at least one shift gate to axially shift the cam carrier into a target position. The actuator comprises a driver that is extended in the direction of at least one sliding slot of the shift gate to shift the cam carrier. The sliding slot has an ejection ramp in an ejection region that ejects the driver out of the sliding slot until the conclusion of the shift. A voltage induced in the actuator by the ejection is detected, the induced voltage is integrated across a rotational-angle range associated with the ejection region, and a confirmation signal is generated when the integrated voltage exceeds a threshold level. |
| US09611762B2 |
Power plant with CO2 capture and method to operate such power plant
A fossil fuel fired power plant for the generation of electrical energy comprises a water steam cycle and a plant (10) for the capture of CO2 from exhaust gases emitted by the power plant and a steam jet ejector (24) configured and arranged to receive an input steam flow from a low- or intermediate pressure extraction point in the power plant and to increase its pressure. It is further arranged to receive motive steam (25) from a further extraction point in the power plant. A steam line (27, 22) directs the steam of increased pressure from the steam jet ejector (24) to the CO2 capture plant (10). The power plant according to this invention allows the use of low-pressure steam for the operation of the CO2 capture plant, where the extraction of such steam affects the overall efficiency of the power plant to a lesser degree than in power plant of the state of the art. |
| US09611758B2 |
Gas turbine engine systems involving integrated fluid conduits
Gas turbine engine systems involving integrated fluid conduits are provided. In this regard, a representative engine casing for a gas turbine engine includes: a casing wall; and a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall. |
| US09611757B2 |
Turbocharger air bearing
An air bearing assembly includes a split bearing with a first portion and a second portion configured to join and form a female tapered section with distal ends of a larger diameter than a joining central portion. A shaft with a male section including distal ends of a larger diameter than a central portion mates with the female tapered section formed by the joined split bearing. In order to provide adequate lubrication, support, and cooling, one or more an passages in the split bearing fluidly communicates a supply of pressurized air to the shaft. The air pressure provides a cushion of air for the shaft to float on during operation. |
| US09611756B2 |
System and method for protecting components in a gas turbine engine with exhaust gas recirculation
A system includes a gas turbine engine that includes a combustor section having one or more combustors configured to generate combustion products, a turbine section having one or more turbine stages between an upstream end and a downstream end, an exhaust section disposed downstream from the downstream end of the turbine section, and a fluid supply system coupled to the exhaust section. The one or more turbine stages are driven by the combustion products. The exhaust section has an exhaust passage configured to receive the combustion products as an exhaust gas. The fluid supply system is configured to route a cooling gas to the exhaust section. The cooling gas has a temperature lower than the exhaust gas. The cooling gas includes an extracted exhaust gas, a gas separated from the extracted exhaust gas, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, or a combination thereof. |
| US09611755B2 |
Turbine stator vane with insert and flexible seal
An air cooled turbine stator vane with an impingement cooling insert secured within a hollow cavity, where seal slots are formed between the cavity and the insert in which a flexible seal is located, and where the cavity and the insert includes chordwise movement bumpers and sideways movement bumpers each having a gap to allow for relative movement of the insert within the cavity from thermals while maintaining a seal between the cavity and the insert. The flexible seal is an X-shaped seal having four contact surfaces with the seal slots so that a high relative movement can occur while still maintaining a tight seal. The insert includes a number of cross-over tubes connecting return air holes on the pressure side to impingement holes on the suction side of the insert. |
| US09611753B2 |
Apparatus and method for inspecting a turbine blade tip shroud
An apparatus for inspecting a turbine blade tip shroud includes a frame comprising a top surface and a bottom surface that is alignable with the turbine blade tip shroud, and, at least one z-notch inspection slot that passes through the frame from the top surface to the bottom surface and is positioned to align with at least one z-notch of the turbine blade tip shroud when the frame is aligned on the turbine blade tip shroud. The apparatus further includes a removable z-notch inspection insert comprising a cross-sectional profile substantially matching the at least one z-notch inspection slot and comprising a z-notch guide face that faces the z-notch of the turbine blade tip shroud when the removable z-notch inspection insert is passed through the z-notch inspection slot |
| US09611752B2 |
Compressor start bleed system for a turbine system and method of controlling a compressor start bleed system
A compressor start bleed system for a turbine system includes a compressor section. Also included is a turbine section disposed downstream of the compressor section. Further included is at least one duct fluidly coupled to the compressor section, wherein the at least one duct is configured to route a start bleed extraction from the compressor section to a location downstream of the turbine section. Yet further included is at least one control device of the at least one duct configured to actively modulate the start bleed extraction during a part speed operation of the turbine system. |
| US09611751B1 |
Geometry for increasing torque capacity of riveted vane lever
A number of variations may include a product comprising: a vane lever comprising a first end; a second end; a top surface; and a bottom surface; and an opening defined by an inner surface which extends through the top surface and the bottom surface of the second end, and wherein at least a portion of the inner surface comprises a non-cylindrical, multi-lobed shape. |
| US09611748B2 |
Stationary airfoils configured to form improved slip joints in bi-cast turbine engine components and the turbine engine components including the same
Stationary airfoils configured to form an improved slip joint in bi-cast turbine engine components and the turbine engine components including the same are provided. The stationary airfoil for a bi-cast turbine engine component comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge interconnected by a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall. An end portion is shaped with a pair of opposing flanges to form a slip joint with a shroud ring in the bi-cast turbine engine component and to define an interlocking feature. The slip joint permits radial movement of the stationary airfoil relative to the shroud ring due to thermal differential expansion and contraction. |
| US09611742B2 |
Impeller, rotor comprising same, and impeller manufacturing method
An impeller is formed of two parts, i.e., an inner peripheral side part and an outer peripheral side part. The inner peripheral side part is molded in a cylindrical shape. The outer peripheral side part is formed by integrally molding an annular disc externally fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral side part, a plurality of blades provided at an interval in a circumferential direction on a surface that faces the other side in the axis line direction of the annular disc and forming a flow path extending in a radial direction, and a cover covering the plurality of blades from the other side in the axis line direction and having an insertion hole to which the inner peripheral side part is inserted in the axis line direction at an interval in a radial direction. |
| US09611741B2 |
Braze alloy compositions and brazing methods for superalloys
A multi-component braze filler alloy comprising 60-70% by weight CM247 superalloy and BRB braze alloy is diffusion brazed to a CM247 alloy base substrate, such as a gas turbine blade or vane. The substrate/braze interface may be subsequently weld-repaired without de-melting and migrating the braze alloy from the interface. The weld zone and surrounding area are solidification crack resistant. After the alloy composition is brazed to the base substrate the component may be returned to service. Thereafter the component remains repairable by welding or re-brazing, if needed to correct future in-service defects. |
| US09611736B2 |
Borehole electric field survey with improved discrimination of subsurface features
Errors produced in a borehole to surface electromagnetic (BSEM) survey by near surface electrical anomalies on the estimates of formation properties are reduced. The effects of variations in subsurface electrical resistivity near the surface are separated from electrical resistivity changes at locations in the formations of interest far from the measurement region. A survey system includes one or more electrodes to inject electrical current at formation depth within a borehole, one or more counter electrodes which collect such current on the surface of the earth, and one or more electrodes to inject current on the surface. A transmitter is selectively connectable to different sets of the electrodes to cause a current to flow between the selected electrode sets. The resultant fields from the current flow are sensed and processed. The effects of near surface anomalies are detectable in the data and removable from the survey data of interest regarding the formations. The survey data more accurately indicates formation features or properties of interest. |
| US09611730B2 |
Manipulation of multi-component geophone data to identify downhole conditions
Methods and apparatus for using multi-component geophones and/or multi-component geophone arrays to measure flow-induced acoustic energy produced in wellbores are provided. With the use of the multi-component geophones, the measured acoustic energy may be resolved into its directional components. The computed directional energy components may be mathematically compared to numerically highlight ambient flow conditions (e.g., leaks in casing or other conduit, points of fluid entry/exit/restrictions between the casing and the formation). The use of an array of multi-component geophones allows for the use of geophone move-out curves to further identify acoustic energy source locations. |
| US09611728B2 |
Cold weather package for oil field hydraulics
A hydraulic fracturing system includes an electrically powered pump that pressurizes fluid, which is piped into a wellbore to fracture a subterranean formation. System components include a fluid source, an additive source, a hydration unit, a blending unit, a proppant source, and a fracturing pump. The system includes heaters for warming hydraulic fluid and/or lube oil. The hydraulic fluid is used for operating devices on the blending and hydration units. The lube oil lubricates and cools various moving parts on the fracturing pump. |
| US09611726B2 |
Shock mitigator
An assembly with a shock inducing tool and shock sensitive components. The assembly includes a shock mitigator that is constructed in a manner that allows a communication line to stretch across an interface of the mitigator between a housing for the components and the shock inducing tool. So, for example, where the tool is a perforating gun, power and/or communication with the tool need not be sacrificed for in exchange for safeguarding electronic components of the housing with the mitigator. |
| US09611724B2 |
Damping pressure pulses in a well system
A damper is provided for a well system. The well system utilizes a pressure pulse generator in the wellbore to generate a pressure pulse through fluid, such as treatment fluid, in the wellbore. The damper is received in the wellbore to damp transmission of the pressure pulse through the fluid while also allowing fluid to flow through the wellbore between a terranean surface and a location adjacent the pressure pulse generator. In certain instances, the damper allows flow of fluid past the damper while damping transmission of the pressure pulse through the fluid. |
| US09611723B2 |
Heat transferring electronics chassis
An apparatus comprising a housing, a chassis, and a plurality of heat-generating components. The chassis is biased into contact with a plurality of locations along an inner surface of the housing in response to elastic deformation of the chassis. The chassis includes a plurality of substantially planar surfaces each interposing ones of the plurality of locations. The plurality of heat-generating components are directly coupled to corresponding ones of the plurality of substantially planar surfaces. |
| US09611717B2 |
Wellhead assembly with an annulus access valve
A wellhead assembly includes an annulus access valve (AAV) disposed in a wellhead hanger. Upper and lower annulus access bores intersect the bore at upper and lower ports. The AAV includes a body that reciprocates within the bore between open and closed positions. Hydraulic fluid moves the body between the open and closed positions. Axially spaced apart upper and lower apertures are formed through the body outer surface allow communication to a chamber within the body. When in the open position, the upper and lower apertures respectively register with the inlet and outlet ports so that the upper and lower annulus access bores are in communication through the AAV. When in the closed position, a solid portion of the body registers with one of the inlet or outlet ports, thereby blocking communication through the AAV between the upper and lower annulus access bores. |
| US09611710B2 |
Method, handling unit and stand for acquiring a sample from a seabed top layer
Handling unit equipped to acquire a sample from a seabed top layer by retracting and retrieving a piston corer holding the sample from a seabed, and to remove the sample from the piston corer, wherein the handling unit is a standalone unit arranged for mounting on a vessel and for retrieval of a sample from the piston corer while it remains vertical. The handling unit comprises a container with dimensions and/or lifting points and/or connections as provided on a standard sea freight container. It also comprises a lifting device which is foldable out of and back into a container of the handling unit. |
| US09611709B2 |
Closed loop deployment of a work string including a composite plug in a wellbore
An apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed. The apparatus includes a downhole tool coupled to a wireline for conveying the downhole tool into the wellbore and for providing a data communication between the downhole tool and a surface device. The downhole tool further includes a settable device, a setting tool for setting the settable device in the wellbore, a sensor that provide measurements relating to downhole parameter, and a controller for determining the downhole parameter from the measurements and in response thereto altering an operation parameter. |
| US09611707B2 |
Tong system for tripping rods and tubulars
The present disclosure provides a tong system which includes a tong assembly and at least one string gripping device. The tong assembly is configured to engage a rod or tubular string at the junction between a first rod or tubular and a second rod or tubular of a rod or tubular string and unthread the first rod or tubular from the second rod or tubular. The tong assembly can also thread the first rod or tubular onto the rod or tubular string. The string gripping device is configured to hold a tubular string for at least a portion of the time. The tong system further holds the rod or tubular string against torque applied onto the first rod or tubular by the tong assembly. |
| US09611703B2 |
Drill pipe identification method and apparatus
A drill pipe identification method and apparatus utilizes a unique drill pipe identification code which is applied to each drill pipe by the manufacturer or in the field. The encoded pipe identification data is applied to the drill pipe utilizing a selected one of a variety of processes. These processes include welding, burning, optical etching utilizing lasers or welding to deposit a raised bead which is detected by tactical surface variation. The encoded identifier supported upon each drill pipe as is passes throughout the industry allows the user to investigate the history of the drill pipe which is accumulated in a central storage facility. As each user applies processes to the pipe, such as inspection or restoration, and/or employs the drill pipe in a drilling operation, the data of use is communicated to the central storage facility to enhance the drill pipe history available to subsequent potential users having come into possession of the drill pipe. |
| US09611700B2 |
Downhole self-isolating wellbore drilling systems
One example of a downhole self-isolating wellbore drilling system to pulverize formation cuttings includes a cutting grinder tool and an isolation tool. The cutting grinder tool can be attached to a drill string uphole relative to a drill bit attached to a downhole end of the drill string. The cutting grinder tool can receive and pulverize formation cuttings resulting from drilling a formation using the drill bit. The isolation tool can be attached to the drill string uphole relative to the cutting grinder tool. The isolation tool can control flow of the pulverized formation cuttings mixed with a drilling mud uphole through the drill string. |
| US09611694B2 |
Thread device, thread joint and drill string component for percussive rock drilling
A device in a drill string component for percussive rock drilling including a thread for threading together with another drill string component including a complementary thread. The thread includes a thread groove formed by two thread flanks and an intermediate thread bottom. In operation one of the flanks forms a pressure flank. The thread groove has an essentially equally shaped sectional form along its axial extension. The thread bottom exhibits at least three surface portions with part-circular shape, as seen in an axial section. The surface portions with part-circular shape have increasing radiuses, as seen from each thread flank to an intermediate surface portion of the thread bottom. Also a thread joint and a drill string component. |
| US09611692B1 |
Rope ladder rung and method of manufacture
A rope ladder assembly having a colored ladder rung comprised of fiber reinforced thermoplastic is disclosed. The rung has an integrally molded non-skid top surface supported on longitudinally oriented support rib members and a plurality of transversely oriented crossing members. The rung is integrally molded of fiber reinforced plastic that is injected into a mold in a manner such that the flow path of fiber reinforced plastic is directed primarily longitudinally along the length of the rung during the molding process. A color additive comprising a base carrier and a non-organic class of pigment is added to the fiber reinforced thermoplastic prior to injection in the mold. The color additive is added at more than 2% of the thermoplastic mixture. |
| US09611691B1 |
In-cabinet step stool
An in-cabinet step stool for use with a cabinet defining an interior area, the in-cabinet step stool including a framework having a pair of upstanding side walls, each side wall having a rear section and a front section extending forwardly and downwardly from the rear section. An upper step spans between upper edges of respective rear sections. A lower step spans between upper edges of respective lower sections. Each includes a rear foot having a rounded configuration such that the framework is pivotally movable thereon between a (1) deployed configuration in which the rear foot rests upon the bottom wall of the cabinet and the front section extends forwardly through the opening of the cabinet and a stored configuration in which the rear foot rests upon the bottom wall of the cabinet and the front section is inside the cabinet interior area. |
| US09611688B1 |
Secure corner assembly for high-strength windows
Windows and secure corner assemblies are generally described. The windows may include a sash having stiles arranged on vertical sides thereof and rails arranged on horizontal sides thereof. Primary reinforcement members may be arranged within the stiles. Secure corner assemblies may be configured to be arranged within corners of the sash formed by intersections of the stiles and the rails. The secure corner assemblies may include at least one secondary reinforcement member arranged on an external surface of one of the rails, such as a top rail. A tilt mechanism may be configured to be coupled to a primary reinforcement member and the at least one secondary reinforcement member, thereby providing a continuous reinforcement connection around the window sash. Vinyl windows using corner assemblies according to some embodiments may have increased pressure ratings compared to vinyl windows that do not include such corner assemblies. |
| US09611687B2 |
Door buck
A pre-manufactured door buck or a kit of parts is used to install a pre-sized door buck in a wall that allows a standard sized door to be installed. The door buck can include a pair of side members and a header member. Each side member can have an aperture passing through the side member. The header member can have a first end with a first tenon and a second end with a second tenon. The door buck is constructed by inserting the first tenon and the second tenon through the apertures in the side members and secured in place. The assembled door buck defines a pre-determined sized opening in which a door can be installed. |
| US09611684B2 |
Sliding door
In a sliding door comprising a first frame element oriented in the longitudinal direction of the sliding door and a second frame element extending normal to the first frame element and being connected thereto, wherein, in an opening formed at least in the first frame element, a door fitting is disposed which includes a support roller and a lifting member which is height-adjustable between a lower rest position and an operating position, the door fitting includes a stop spaced from the support roller. In the rest position, the lifting member is closest to the support roller. The operating position is adjustable by an adjustment element moving the lifting member toward the operating position in an inclined guide structure against the force of a return arrangement. |
| US09611682B2 |
Device for a movable furniture part, and piece of furniture
A device for a movable furniture part having a first stop part which can be attached to a body and is connected via a joint mechanism to a second stop part which can be attached to the movable furniture part for pivoting of the movable furniture part. A damping device is provided, and includes a damper housing and an inner part which is received on the damper housing, which damper housing and inner part can be moved with respect to one another, and the damper housing or the inner part serving as a contact part which, for the damping operation, comes at least temporarily into contact with a section of the device, which section can be moved during the pivoting of the furniture part. A setting mechanism is provided, by way of which setting of the damping action which is provided by way of the damping device can be performed. |
| US09611680B2 |
Double-shaft hinge and electronic device
A double-shaft hinge and an electronic device are provided. The double-shaft hinge includes a transmission device, and a first rotation shaft and a second rotation shaft in parallel with each other. The transmission device includes a first transmission member sleeved on the first rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the first rotation shaft, a second transmission member sleeved on the second rotation shaft and circumferentially fixed on the second rotation shaft, and a third transmission member. The third transmission member is arranged between the first transmission member and the second transmission member, and has one end engaged with the first transmission member, and another end engaged with the second transmission member. The first transmission member and the second transmission member are connected by the third transmission member to be rotatable with respect to each other in opposite directions simultaneously. |
| US09611679B2 |
Retention arrangement
A retention arrangement for releasably securing a closure against a fixed body is provided. The retention arrangement includes a housing defining a mouth configured to receive a striker and defining a longitudinal axis, and at least one retention element configured to selectively retain the striker within the mouth, and movable between an open position and a closed position. The retention element is resiliently biased towards the closed position. The retention element is configured to open upon displacement due to the striker along the longitudinal axis in a first direction, and to close upon complete insertion of the striker within the mouth. The retention element is configured for rotation about at least two non-parallel axes so as to direct the striker towards the mouth. |
| US09611677B2 |
Lock for a flap or door
The invention relates to a lock for a flap or a door, with a lock housing, a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch (4) and at least one pawl (6), and at least one spring (23) which is capable of pivoting a pivotable component of the lock from a starting position in the direction of an end position by means of spring force, characterized in that the spring (23) is held by a bearing stud (22) which is connected integrally to the lock housing (25) of the lock, and wherein the bearing stud has a stop (24) for the spring, and/or wherein the bearing stud (22) is connected integrally to the stop (24), wherein the stop (24) has the effect that the pivotable component is not spring-loaded in the end position thereof. |
| US09611672B2 |
Lock mechanism with egress release
An exemplary lock includes an outer spindle, a center spindle, and a lock control assembly selectively coupling the outer and center spindles. In one embodiment, the lock control assembly includes a cam coupled to the center spindle, a locking bar slidingly coupled to the outer spindle, a cam follower positioned between the locking bar and the cam, and a biasing element urging the locking bar into engagement with the cam follower. Engagement between the cam and the cam follower may be configured to move the cam follower longitudinally in response to relative rotation between the cam and the cam follower. |
| US09611665B2 |
Safety-line anchor
An anchor for a safety line for use in roofing construction and maintenance activities. The anchor includes a hooked body having a shank and a point. A safety line is coupleable between a free end of the shank and a user. An anchor plate is rotatably and pivotably coupled to the point via a joint disposed therebetween. The anchor is disposable over a peak of a roof with the anchor plate on a first side of the roof and the body extending over the peak toward a second side. A user tethered to the anchor may work on the second side of the roof; pivotal and rotational movement of the body relative to the anchor plate enabled by the joint aids to maintain the body generally in line with the safety line while the anchor plate remains frictionally engaged with the first side of the roof. |
| US09611663B2 |
Self-lifting concrete form adapted to accommodate horizontal reinforcing steel
A forming system includes a frame and two forming walls. The two forming walls are positioned at a distance from each other to define a first vertical wall course. One forming wall is supported by the frame such that the one forming wall can be translated toward or away from the respective other forming wall. The frame can be raised to raise the two forming walls to be positioned to pour a second vertical course on top of the first vertical course. The translation of the one forming wall allows for the pouring of the first vertical course with horizontally extending rebar that extends through the one forming wall outside of the first vertical wall course, to tie in to a subsequently poured floor slab. The translation permits the vertical raising of the one forming wall, without striking the extending rebar, to pour the second vertical course on the first vertical course. A worker's platform is provided that is supported by the frame and vertically movable by raising the frame. The worker's platform is located below the one forming wall on a side of the one forming wall opposite the respective other forming wall and is retractable to also clear the extending rebar during raising of the frame. |
| US09611652B2 |
Mounting device for building surfaces having elongated mounting slot
A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface. |
| US09611651B2 |
Wall cladding system
A system and method for cladding a building. The system comprises a rigid base layer supported by an exterior exposed surface of the building and a metal mesh secured and retained in direct contact with an exterior surface of the rigid base layer with fasteners. The system further comprises a layer of a base coat applied over the metal mesh so as to form a matrix therearound and a finishing barrier layer applied over the matrix of the metal mesh and the base coat layer. The method comprises securing the rigid base layer to an exterior exposed surface of the building, securing and retaining a metal mesh in direct contact to the exterior surface of the rigid base layer with fasteners, applying a cement base coat over the metal mesh so as to form a matrix therearound and applying a finishing barrier layer over the base coat. |
| US09611648B1 |
Hinged chute and connector for a downspout
The hinged chute and connector for a downspout is a device that is adapted to attach to a bottom end of a downspout. Moreover, the hinged chute is pivotably engaged with respect to the connector. The connector is affixed to the bottom end of the downspout. The hinged chute is able to rotate down when in use, and rotate up when not in use. A strap is used to encircle both the downspout and the hinged chute in an up position when the hinged chute is not in use. The hinged chute pivots with respect to the connector via a rod and a wing nut. The hinged chute is able to rotate down to an in-use position when rainwater is delivered via the downspout. |
| US09611647B2 |
Thermoplastic single ply membrane
A thermoplastic single ply protective roof covering may have two pressure sensitive rubber-based adhesive backings. These dual-adhesive backings may be used to provide for a non-heat welded seam having a combination of good seam strength and fire performance. |
| US09611642B2 |
Exterior opaque hidden frame wall unit
Exterior opaque hidden frame wall units and systems combining facing plates and composite insulated panels in a pressure-equalized Airloop system, permitting an opaque hidden frame wall unit without the need for intermediate stiffeners for resisting wind load, without exterior aesthetic problems associated with composite insulated panels, without a separate interior wall, and without interior condensation problems. Also provided are exterior opaque hidden frame Airloop wall units and systems with the air seal being isolated from the water seal on an offset vertical plane and away from the interior surface of the facing plate. |
| US09611641B2 |
Beam assembly
An office work system comprises a first furniture unit having a first laterally-extending channel, and a second furniture unit having a second laterally-extending channel, the second channel being disposed substantially parallel to and at least substantially the same vertical height as the first channel, such that at least a portion of the first and second channels coextend. The office work system further comprises a work accessory and a connector assembly to connect the work accessory to the first and second furniture units along the coextending portions of the channels, the assembly including a pair of engagement members adapted to engage the first and second channels. |
| US09611640B2 |
Wall framing system
A wall framing system for supporting an interior wall in spaced proximity to an exterior wall includes one or more stud members extending between upper and lower frame channel members, which are configured to self-locate in relation to the exterior wall in a manner which establishes a moisture and air barrier between the exterior wall and the interior wall supported by the wall framing system. The interior wall supported by the wall framing system is resistant to moisture degradation, and maintains desired R-value insulation properties throughout the wall. |
| US09611636B2 |
Mobile water reclaiming system
A vacuum truck for dispensing water into a sewer or similar location and receiving recovered water from the sewer that includes debris to be removed therefrom. The vacuum truck includes a debris tank that receives the recovered water and retains debris removed from the recovered water. A primary and a secondary filter are positioned in the debris tank for separating debris from the recovered water. A water pump draws the recovered water through the secondary filter and provides the water to a tertiary filter that removes smaller debris from the recovered water. The recovered water from the tertiary filter is provided directly to a jetting water pump without being accumulated in a water holding tank. The vacuum truck includes a water storage tank that includes potable water for cleaning the truck or when recovered water is not available from the debris tank. |
| US09611632B2 |
Toilet controls
Controls for use in association with the main tank of a toilet include a container which is disposed in the main tank and holds a body of water. A float is movable in the container to expel water from the container and effect operation of an inlet valve from a closed condition to an open condition. Water flows into an inlet compartment and into the main tank when the inlet valve is in the open condition. Water flows into an outlet compartment after a predetermined quantity of water has accumulated in the inlet compartment. Water flows from the outlet compartment into the container. |
| US09611631B2 |
Removable pop-up strainer
A drain stopper assembly for a drain pipe of a sink basin includes a screen removably coupled to a plunger head and configured to block debris from passing into the drain pipe when the plunger head is in the raised position. The screen illustratively includes an annular support collar, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers extending downwardly from the support collar. |
| US09611624B2 |
Construction machine
An electric power storage device (19) disposed on a revolving frame (6) located closer to an upstream side in a flow direction of cooling air (F) than a heat exchanger (18) is provided on an upper revolving structure (4). The electric power storage device (19) has a box-shaped casing (20) forming an outer wall and a battery module (29) provided in the casing (20) and accommodating an electrolyte. An electrolyte discharge pipe (30) for discharging an electrolyte mist and/or electrolyte injected out of the battery module (29) at abnormality of the battery module (29) to an outside of the upper revolving structure (4) is provided on the casing (20). |
| US09611623B2 |
Apparatuses for use with an excavator for separating liquids and solids
Apparatuses for separating liquid from liquid-solid mixtures, particularly for use attached to excavators and in the petroleum industry. Embodiments include apparatuses for separation through compression and rotation. |
| US09611622B2 |
Excavating attachment with laterally pivotable working arm for excavating beneath a buried utility
An attachment is provided for us on an articulated boom of an excavator in order to excavate earth from beneath a buried pipeline or other utility. The attachment features at least one working arm pivotally mounted to a base plate for movement relative to the base plate about an axis passing therethrough. A working end of the arm is thereby movable between a retracted position overlying the base plate and a deployed position reaching laterally outward from an edge of the base plate. With the excavator facing in a longitudinal direction of the utility, and the attachment carried beside the utility at a short depth therebelow by the boom of the excavator, the arm can be deployed and retracted in order to sweep material out from under the pipeline and onto the base plate. The material is then lifted to the surface by raising of the excavator boom. |
| US09611621B2 |
Cutting dredger
A method for operating a cutting dredger in open water, in particular to control a ground reaction force during dredging operations, the dredger including; a floating body, an elongate cutter ladder having a cutting head at its lowerable free end for dredging, which cutter ladder is hingeably coupled to the floating body and hingeable between an upwards position and a cutting position wherein the cutting head engages matter to be cut away at the floor of a body of water. |
| US09611608B2 |
Zone freeze pipe
An apparatus sometime referred to as a freeze pipe and methods of using these apparatus in ground freezing applications is provided. Ground freezing is a temporary ground support technique that is used extensively for groundwater control and ground stabilization in underground construction and deep excavations. The process involves circulating refrigerated liquids through a series of vertically disposed “freeze” pipes to freeze the ground creating a solid barrier that prevents water intrusion and provides structural support for excavation. The freeze pipes are directed to “zone freeze” pipes or the like, which cause the ground to freeze in selected segments along the pipe, also referred to as zones. |
| US09611607B2 |
Hydro-electric power plant comprising a grating assembly for taking water into the turbine, which is designed to discharge floating debris stopped by the grating
A power plant which operationally combines a downstream turbine unit (7) and an upstream grating assembly (8), includes a grating (16), a supporting structure (17), and an element (18) for associating the grating (16), which has a structure that enables movement of at least the upper portion of the grating (16) between an upright position for the debris-stopping function and a folded-down position for discharging the floating debris stopped by the grating (16). |
| US09611604B2 |
Scraper blade device for cleaning a surface and method
The scraper blade device is provided for cleaning a surface, for instance a roadway surface, when moving in a forward direction relative to the surface. The scraper blade device includes an upper blade portion and a bottom blade portion. The bottom blade portion has a plurality of widthwise-disposed blade segments that are adjoined and juxtaposed to one another. The bottom edge of each blade segment is independently slidingly movable in an up and down movement out of alignment with reference to the bottom edge of the other blade segments and is biased towards a downward working direction. The bottom edge of the blade segments is also pivotally movable with reference to the surface to be cleaned about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the lowermost edge of the scraper blade device. The bottom edges is biased towards a forward working position. |
| US09611601B1 |
Crash absorbing guardrail panel assembly
A crash absorbing guardrail panel assembly including rail panels overlapping at adjacent end portions, an end terminal moving one of the rail panels along the other rail panel when impacted by a vehicle, and braking structure on one of the rail panels engaging an edge of the other rail panel to dissipate kinetic energy during relative sliding movement between the rail panels and absorb impact forces on the end terminal. |
| US09611597B2 |
Access structure integration assembly and integrated access systems and methods of using the same
The invention includes an access structure integration assembly and an integrated system using the assembly. An access structure integrated assembly includes at least one channeled structure and at least one joist socket slidingly engaged with the channeled structure. The channeled structure is configured to secure to a base structure, such as a suspended work platform system, and the joist socket is configured to secure to a second structure, such as a supported work platform system. An integrated system includes a base structure, a second structure and at least two integration assemblies, each assembly including a channeled structure secured to the base structure and a joist socket secured to the second structure and slidingly engaged with the channeled structure. |
| US09611594B2 |
Artificial lawn
Artificial lawn, in particular an artificial grass sports field, comprising a substrate as well as artificial fibers extending from said substrate, whereby the substrate is formed such that it extends between the artificial grass fibers. |
| US09611592B2 |
Non-solidifying rubberized asphalt composition for providing inpermeable intermediate drainage layer and method for providing inpermeable intermediate drainage layer with single paving process using the same
The present invention relates to a paving method of forming an intermediate layer, where a non-solidifying rubberized asphalt penetrates, on an asphalt mixture for base layer or a cement concrete to provide a permeable layer and an impermeable (intermediate) layer simultaneously with a single paving process for surface layer. The waterproofing and draining functions of the non-solidifying rubberized asphalt layer completely block water or moisture from penetrating into the underlying layer and protect the roads from damage due to freezing temperature with the moisture penetrating into the group in winter. The non-solidifying rubberized asphalt layer constituting the intermediate layer has the non-solidifying rubberized asphalt melt down and move upwards under the paving temperature and pressure applied during the paving process of forming a surface layer and firmly bind with the base layer, thereby completing an integrated pavement structure with enhanced water resistance and durability. |
| US09611588B2 |
Method for providing a substrate with a barrier and a substrate comprising a barrier
The invention relates to a method for providing a surface of a fiber based substrate with a barrier layer wherein the barrier layer is formed by depositing nanofibers on the surface by the use of electrospinning or meltspinning and wherein the film is formed by post treatment of the substrate. The invention further relates to a substrate comprising such a carrier layer. |
| US09611584B2 |
Electric iron with ultraviolet steam disinfection function
The present application relates to an electric iron with ultraviolet steam disinfection function. The electric iron includes an iron body. The iron body has a steam generation chamber for generation of steam. The iron body includes an ultraviolet disinfection chamber for disinfecting steam generated in the steam generation chamber. The ultraviolet disinfection chamber is in communication with the steam generation chamber, and the ultraviolet disinfection chamber is in communication with a steam nozzle. An ultraviolet generation device is provided inside the ultraviolet generation chamber for generation of ultraviolet. |
| US09611583B2 |
Dryer device with dryer sheet holder
A device for softening fabrics in a dryer comprising a generally spherically-shaped outer body with one or more truncated surfaces and a securing mechanism for dryer sheets is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a dryer device having an open-ended body with a central securing mechanism coupled to an interior surface of the body. The securing mechanism includes a panel with a plurality of slits to form moveable flaps configured to secure a dryer sheet within the panel such that the sheet remains secured to the dryer device while tumbling through fabrics in a dryer load. The dryer device can further include a plurality of protrusions extending from an exterior wall of the open-ended body. Each protrusion can have a rounded shape that curves along a distance between the first open end and the second open end to create the generally spherical outer shape of the dryer device. |
| US09611581B2 |
Washing machine
A washing machine which comprises a fixing unit configured to fix an auxiliary laundry tub located in a rotary tub. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to store wash water, a rotary tub installed in the tub to be rotatable, a balancer coupled to an upper portion of the rotary tub to offset an unbalanced load of the rotary tub, an auxiliary laundry tub disposed in the rotary tub to be removably coupled to the balancer, and a fixing unit installed at the auxiliary laundry tub to be coupled to the balancer and to restrict up and down movement of the auxiliary laundry tub when the rotary tub is operated. Therefore, since the auxiliary laundry tub and the balancer may be stably coupled with each other, the auxiliary laundry tub is prevented from be separated during a washing process. |
| US09611578B2 |
Modular laundry system
A modular laundry system includes at least one laundry appliance and at least one laundry module below the laundry appliance. Both the laundry appliance and the laundry module have a single width. The laundry module has a height that is less than the height of the laundry appliance and performs a washing function to wash laundry. |
| US09611576B2 |
Method of creating a frictional washing surface
The present invention relates to a method of concurrently creating a frictional washing surface and joining the frictional washing surface to the surface of a housing material for a sealable waterproof bag for washing one or more textile items, the method including: i) applying a quantity of a polymer to the surface of the housing material for the sealable bag; ii) positioning a tool on the quantity of the polymer, the tool including a void region containing depressions and/or projections complementary to the shape of the frictional washing surface; and iii) applying heat and/or a current and/or a frequency to the tool to soften the polymer and allow it to form the shape of the frictional washing surface and concurrently join the frictional washing surface to the housing material for the sealable bag. |
| US09611575B2 |
Coating apparatus
Disclosed is a method for producing a coated substrate using a compact, easy to handle and automated coating apparatus that can prepare coated composite in a single batch process, with sufficient control over each portion of the coating apparatus. The coating apparatus may include a coating unit, a drying unit and a pressing unit sequentially arranged in a single line to produce the coated substrate. |
| US09611574B2 |
Sewing tool holder
A sewing tool holder includes a base and a plurality of of projections. The base has an obverse face and a reverse face spaced from each other in a thickness direction of the base. The plurality of projections are supported on the obverse face of the base via a common connecting portion attached to the base. Each of the plurality of projections has an upper or front end and a root or lower end that is connected to the common connecting portion. |
| US09611573B2 |
Nonwoven fabric and test tool
A nonwoven fabric includes a fiber including a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. A first fiber diameter of the first portion is smaller than a reference fiber diameter. A second fiber diameter of the second portion is equal to or greater than the reference fiber diameter. The reference fiber diameter is smaller than 1 μm. A ratio of a maximum fiber diameter of the second portion to a length of a linear line connecting both end portions of the second portion is from 1/10 to 1/3. |
| US09611568B2 |
Crimped conjugated fiber and non-woven fabric comprising the fiber
It is an object of the present invention to obtain crimped conjugated fibers having excellent crimp properties. The present invention provides a crimped conjugated fiber having a crimpable cross-sectional configuration, wherein a cross section of the fiber includes at least two portions: a portion (a) and a portion (b); the portion (a) includes an olefin polymer (A) and the portion (b) includes an olefin polymer (B); the olefin polymer (A) differs from the olefin polymer (B) in at least any one of Mz/Mw, melting point and MFR; and a specific fatty acid amide is added to the olefin polymer (A) and/or the olefin polymer (B). The present invention also provides a non-woven fabric including said crimped conjugated fiber. |
| US09611562B2 |
Solid state deposition for cosmetic enhancement of anodized friction stir processed parts
The described embodiments relate generally to methods to enhance cosmetic surfaces of friction stir processed parts. More specifically a method for applying cold spray over a weld line generated by the friction stir processing is disclosed. Methods are also disclosed for blending the cold spray applied over the weld line in with a cosmetic surface portion of friction stir processed parts. In some embodiments cold spray can be used to on its own to create a cosmetic join between various parts. |
| US09611558B2 |
Electrolytic production of powder
A method of producing metallic powder comprises steps of arranging a volume of feedstock comprising a plurality of non-metallic particles within an electrolysis cell, causing a molten salt to flow through the volume of feedstock, and applying a potential between a cathode and an anode such that the feedstock is reduced to metal. In preferred embodiments the feedstock is a plurality of discrete powder particles and these particles are reduced to a corresponding plurality of discrete metallic particles. In advantageous embodiments, the feedstock may be sand. |
| US09611554B2 |
Production of hydrocarbons from plant oil and animal fat
Oils from plants and animal fats are hydrolyzed to fatty acids for a Kolbe reaction. The invention relates to a high productivity Kolbe reaction process for electrochemically decarboxylating C4-C28 fatty acids derived from sources selected based on their saturated and unsaturated fatty acid content in order to lower anodic passivation voltage during synthesis of C6-C54 hydrocarbons. The C6-C54 hydrocarbons may undergo olefin metathesis and/or hydroisomerization reaction processes to synthesize heavy fuel oil, diesel fuel, kerosene fuel, lubricant base oil, and linear alpha olefin products useful as precursors for polymers, detergents, and other fine chemicals. |
| US09611548B2 |
Wafer rotating apparatus
A wafer rotating apparatus includes a base, a carrying device, a first shaft gear, a power unit, a roller, a second shaft gear and a driving assembly. The base has an accommodating space which the carrying device is disposed in to accommodate the wafer. The first shaft gear is disposed on a side surface of the base. The power unit is assembled to a top of the base and connected to the first shaft gear. The roller is located under the carrying device and supports an edge of the wafer. The second shaft gear is disposed on the side surface of the base and connected to the roller. The driving assembly is connected between the first shaft gear and the second shaft gear. The power unit provides a power through the first gear, the driving unit and the second shaft gear to drive the roller to rotate the wafer. |
| US09611546B2 |
Solid precursor delivery system
A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure and a solid precursor delivery system for a semiconductor fabrication is provided, the method including: providing a solid precursor having a first average particle size; solving the solid precursor in an organic solvent into an intermediate; recrystallizing the intermediate to form solid granules, wherein the solid granules has a second average particle size larger than the first average particle size; vaporizing the solid granules to form a film-forming gas; and depositing the film-forming gas on a substrate to form a resistance film. |
| US09611544B2 |
Plasma activated conformal dielectric film deposition
Methods of depositing a film on a substrate surface include surface mediated reactions in which a film is grown over one or more cycles of reactant adsorption and reaction. In one aspect, the method is characterized by intermittent delivery of dopant species to the film between the cycles of adsorption and reaction. |
| US09611542B2 |
Film deposition system having a substrate carrier and a cooling device
A film deposition system includes a substrate carrier, a film deposition device, a transport device and a cooling device. The substrate carrier includes a carrier body that defines an isolated space therein, and a phase transition material that is filled into the isolated space and that has a melting point ranging between 18° C. and 95° C. The phase transition material is capable of absorbing thermal energy from the carrier body as latent heat to change the phase of the phase transition material from solid to liquid. The cooling device is configured to absorb thermal energy from the substrate carrier so as to change the phase of the phase transition material from liquid to solid. |
| US09611541B2 |
Formed article, method for producing same, electronic device member, and electronic device
Disclosed is a formed article comprising a layer obtained by implanting ions of a hydrocarbon compound into a polyorganosiloxane compound-containing layer. Also disclosed are: a method of producing the formed article, the method comprising implanting ions of a hydrocarbon compound into a surface of a polyorganosiloxane compound-containing layer of a formed body that includes the polyorganosiloxane compound-containing layer in its surface; an electronic device member that includes the formed article; and an electronic device that includes the electronic device member. The present invention provides; a formed article which exhibits an excellent gas barrier capability, transparency, bendability, antistatic performance, and surface flatness; a method of producing the formed article, an electronic device member, and an electronic device. |
| US09611532B2 |
Coating additive
Various methods including applying a coating material with an additive to an article are disclosed. The coating material may be in a powder form before a thermal spraying used to apply the coating material. The coating material may comprise a chromium nitride, a chromium carbide, a chromium silicide, or a tungsten carbide. Additional materials may be added, e.g., a molybdenum alloy such as molybdenum-chromium. In one aspect, thermal spraying includes melting the coating material, propelling the molten coating material toward the article to be coated, and coating the article with the molten coating material. In another aspect, the coated article is one or more piston rings. |
| US09611531B1 |
Textured spray coatings for decorative and functional surfaces and method of applying same
A method of coating and finishing an article includes applying a coating to the article using a spray-coating technique such that the applied coating has an as-sprayed surface porosity, and reducing the as-sprayed surface porosity of the coating to a finished surface porosity using a vibratory finishing process. |
| US09611526B2 |
Heat treatment to improve joinability of aluminum sheet
In at least one embodiment, an assembly is provided comprising a first member including a 6xxx series aluminum alloy heat treated to have a yield strength of at least 200 MPa and an r/t (bendability) ratio of up to 0.4. One or more members may be secured to the first member with a rivet (e.g., a self-piercing rivet). The heat treated alloy may have a yield strength of at least 260 MPa and may have a bendability ratio of up to 0.3. A method of forming an assembly is also provided, including heat treating a 6xxx series aluminum alloy to produce an alloy having a yield strength of at least 200 MPa and an r/t (bendability) ratio of up to 0.4 and riveting a member including the heat treated alloy to one or more additional members. |
| US09611521B2 |
Extraction of gallium and/or arsenic from gallium arsenide
Extracting gallium and/or arsenic from materials comprising gallium arsenide is generally disclosed. In some example embodiments, a material comprising gallium arsenide may be exposed to a first heating condition to form a first exhaust. The first exhaust may be directed to an arsenic collection bed including aluminum, which may form aluminum arsenide. The material including gallium arsenide may be exposed to a second heating condition and/or a vacuum may be applied, which may form a second exhaust. The second exhaust may be directed to a gallium collection bed including aluminum, which may form gallium alloys of aluminum. |
| US09611520B2 |
Base metal recovery
A method for plasma treatment of wet metal-containing wastes in which a plasma treatment unit comprises an electrically conductive hearth for holding a layer of slag and optionally a layer of metal produced by the plasma treatment. A graphite electrode is arranged above the hearth, so that, in use, a plasma arc is formed between the electrode and the hearth. One or more inlets for the particulate metal-containing waste are arranged adjacent to the electrode and sufficiently close to the electrode so that, in use, the particulate metal-containing waste fed into the plasma treatment unit falls close to the arc formed between the electrode and the hearth and is heated by the plasma arc before contacting the slag layer such that moisture present in the particulate metal-containing waste is completely volatilized in a head space of the furnace. |
| US09611518B2 |
Hot-press formed product and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a hot-press molded article that can achieve a high level of balance between high strength and extension by region and has a region corresponding to an energy absorption site and a shock resistant site within a single molded article without applying a welding method by means of having first region having a metal structure containing both 80-97 area % of martensite and 3-20 area % of residual austenite, the remaining structure comprising no more than 5 area %, and a second region having a metal structure comprising 30-80 area % of ferrite, less than 30 area % (exclusive of 0 area %) of bainitic ferrite, no greater than 30 area % (exclusive of 0 area %) of martensite, and 3-20 area % of residual austenite. |
| US09611517B2 |
Process for manufacturing steel, for hot forming or quenching in a tool, having improved ductility
The invention relates to a steel part, the composition of the steel of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.040%≦C≦0.100%; 0.80%≦Mn≦2.00%; Si≦0.30%; S≦0.005%; P≦0.030%; 0.010%≦Al≦0.070%; 0.015%≦Nb≦0.100%; 0.030%≦Ti≦0.080%; N≦0.009%; Cu≦0.100%; Ni≦0.100%; Cr≦0.100%; Mo≦0.100%; and Ca≦0.006%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the microstructure of the steel consisting of at least 75% equiaxed ferrite, martensite in an amount not less than 5% but not exceeding 20%, and bainite in an amount not exceeding 10%. |
| US09611516B2 |
Controlling process gases
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, equipment, systems and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, in a vault in which hazardous gases are removed, destroyed and/or converted. The treatments are efficient and can reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material so that it is easier to produce an intermediate or product, e.g., sugars, alcohols, sugar alcohols and energy, from the lignocellulosic material. |
| US09611515B2 |
Pentose fermentation by a recombinant microorganism
The present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for use in the isomerization of xylose to xylulose, as well as methods and compositions suitable for use in the conversion of xylose to xylitol and xylulose, including nucleic acid constructs, recombinant fungal host cells, and related materials. |
| US09611502B2 |
Method for simultaneously measuring activity of various enzymes by using multi-wavelength absorption single channel
A method for simultaneously measuring the activities of multiple kinds of enzymes in single channel through concimitantly monitoring multiple wavelength absorbances is claimed; based on linear additivity of absorbances and the isoabsorbance wavelengths of chromogenic substrates and their chromogenic products, both the principles for the combination of chromogenic substrates required for simultaneously measuring the activities of multiple kinds of enzymes in single channel through concimitantly monitoring multiple wavelength absorbances and an approach for data processing to eliminate the interference of the overlapped absorbances are developed, kinetic analysis of reaction curves via numerical integration eliminates the interference of all substrates and products and estimates the maximal reaction rates of the enzymes to be measured, giving the linear ranges and the limits of quantification for simultaneously measuring the activities of multiple kinds of enzymes in single channel comparable to those by separate assays; the present invention is applicable for simultaneously measuring the activities of multiple kinds of enzymes in biological samples, simultaneously measuring multiple components by enzyme-labeled immunoassays, screening simultaneously of inhibitors against multiple targets, for the practice in clinical biochemical analyses, clinical immunoassays, health laboratory analyses, the discovery of inhibitors, and the basical researches which need the present invention. |
| US09611499B2 |
Method for producing soluble recombinant interferon protein without denaturing
The present invention relates to the field of recombinant protein production in bacterial hosts. It further relates to extraction of soluble, active recombinant protein from an insoluble fraction without the use of denaturation and without the need for a refolding step. In particular, the present invention relates to a production process for obtaining high levels a soluble recombinant Type 1 interferon protein from a bacterial host. |
| US09611498B2 |
Method for producing stevioside compounds by microorganism
The present invention provides a method for producing stevioside compounds by microorganism, comprising carrying out heterologous biosynthesis of stevioside compounds from geranyl geranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPPS), Copalyl pyrophosphate synthase (CDPS), Kaurene synthase (KS), dual-function kaurene synthase (CPS/KS), kaurene oxidase (KO), a cytochrome P450 redox protein (CPR), kaurenoic acid-13[alpha]-hydroxylase, UGT85C2 glycosyltransferase and UGTB1/IBGT glycosyltransferase (optionally comprising UGT74G1 glycosyltransferase and/or UGT76G1 glycosyltransferase). |
| US09611496B2 |
Processes for extracting carbohydrates from biomass and converting the carbohydrates into biofuels
A process for extracting carbohydrates from biomass and creating bioalcohol from the extracted carbohydrates. Subjecting the biomass to acid or alkali hydrolysis in a first hydrodynamic cavitation process. Filtering the first cavitated biomass to separate a first filtrate containing extracted carbohydrates. Fermenting the first filtrate to create a bioalcohol and separating the bioalcohol by distillation or similar process. Subjecting the biomass to enzymatic hydrolysis in a second hydrodynamic cavitation process. Filtering the second cavitated biomass to separate a second filtrate containing extracted carbohydrates. Fermenting the second filtrate to create a bioalcohol and separating the bioalcohol by distillation or similar process. The first and second filtrates may be combined and fermented in a single step. |
| US09611489B2 |
Enzymatic omega-oxidation and omega-amination of fatty acids
The invention relates to a method for oxidizing a fatty acid or an ester thereof of formula (I) H3C —(CH2)n-COOR, wherein R is selected from the group that comprises H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl, wherein n is 0 to 30, preferably 6 to 24, comprising the step of oxidizing the fatty acid or the ester thereof by contacting the fatty acid or the ester thereof with a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase of the CYP153 family in the presence of molecular oxygen and NAD(P)H and a whole-cell catalyst that expresses a recombinant cytochrome P450 monooxygenase of the CYP153 family, a recombinant alcohol dehydrogenase, a recombinant transaminase, and optionally one or more than one recombinant enzyme from the group comprising alanine dehydrogenase, ferredoxin, and ferredoxin reductase, and the use of said whole-cell catalyst to oxidize a fatty acid or an ester thereof. |
| US09611487B2 |
Cell-free system for converting methane into fuel and chemical compounds
The present disclosure relates, in some aspects, to cell-free methods and systems for large-scale conversion of methane to isobutanol, comprising combining, in a bioreactor at elevated pressure, methane, oxygen, and cell lysates containing methane monooxygenase, methanol dehydrogenase, and enzymes that catalyze the conversion of formaldehyde to isobutanol, to form a cell-free reaction mixture, and incubating under suitable conditions the cell-free reaction to convert methane to isobutanol. |
| US09611486B2 |
Constructs and method for regulating gene expression or for detecting and controlling a DNA locus in eukaryotes
The present invention concerns constructs based on sequences derived from the partitioning system of plasmid and chromosomal DNA of bacteria, such as eukaryotic expression vectors, fusion proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same and also eukaryotic cells transformed with or expressing such constructs. The present invention also concerns the use thereof in the regulation of gene expression and/or in the detection and control of the dynamics, localization or metabolism of genomic DNA loci of interest in eukaryotic cells. |
| US09611480B2 |
Means and methods for counteracting, delaying and/or preventing adverse energy metabolism switches in heart disease
The invention relates to the fields of molecular biology and medicine, more specifically to treatment and prevention of heart disease. The invention provides alternative methods for counteracting, diminishing, treating, delaying and/or preventing heart disease. |
| US09611478B2 |
Synthetic mimics of miR-124
Embodiments concern methods and compositions involving miR-124 mimics. In some embodiments, there are double-stranded RNA molecules with modified nucleotides having an active strand with a miR-124 sequence and a complementary passenger strand. |
| US09611475B2 |
Prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for inflammatory disease, and method for screening prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for inflammatory disease
Provided are a novel prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug for an inflammatory disease and a method for searching for the same.A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for an inflammatory disease that comprises a substance capable of inhibiting the expression or function of leucine rich alpha 2 glycoprotein (LRG). A method of screening for an anti-inflammatory substance using LRG or an LRG-expressing cell, wherein the inhibition of the expression or function of LRG is used as an index. |
| US09611473B2 |
Double-stranded nucleic acid compounds
The present invention provides double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) compounds comprising a sense and antisense strand, wherein at least one strand is conjugated to a moiety comprising a phenyl hydrocarbyl group, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and uses thereof. |
| US09611472B2 |
Compositions for RNA interference and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides compositions for RNA interference and methods of use thereof. In particular, the invention provides single-stranded small interfering RNAs. Functional and genomic and proteomic methods are featured. Therapeutic methods are also featured. |
| US09611470B2 |
REF nuclease for site-specific REF-mediated DNA cleavage
Purified Ref polypeptides with increased nuclease site-specific targeting activity, recombinant nucleic acids and cells for expression of such Ref polypeptides, and methods for using the Ref polypeptides in combination with RecA protein and variants thereof to effect targeted nuclease cleavage of a DNA duplex are disclosed. |
| US09611467B2 |
Subcutaneous administration of ADAMTS13
This invention relates to methods of subcutaneous administration of ADAMTS13 formulations to a treat a disease or condition associated with ADAMTS13 and VWF dysfunction. Furthermore, evidence of the unexpectedly high bioavailability of ADAMTS13 formulations administered subcutaneously is provided herein. |
| US09611462B2 |
Endoglucanase 1B (EG1B) variants
The present invention provides endoglucanase 1b (EG1b) variants suitable for use in saccharification reactions. The present application further provides genetically modified fungal organisms that produce EG1b variants, as well as enzyme mixtures exhibiting enhanced hydrolysis of cellulosic material to fermentable sugars, enzyme mixtures produced by the genetically modified fungal organisms, and methods for producing fermentable sugars from cellulose using such enzyme mixtures. |
| US09611459B2 |
Polypeptides having peroxygenase activity
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having peroxygenase activity, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. A polynucleotide encoding a peroxygenase was isolated from Myceliophthora fergusii. |
| US09611458B2 |
Method for preparing aqueous solution containing culture medium and chelating agent
Provided are a method for preparing a highly versatile aqueous solution having remarkably improved membrane filterability, which can be stably membrane-filtered in a short time, an aqueous solution prepared by the preparation method, a method for culturing cells using the aqueous solution which is prepared by the preparation method, a method for producing a physiologically active substance using the culturing method, a physiologically active substance produced by the method for producing a physiologically active substance, a method for performing membrane filtration of the aqueous solution which is prepared by the preparation method of the aqueous solution, a method for improving membrane filterability of the aqueous solution, and a method for producing the physiologically active substance by preparing the aqueous solution, performing membrane filtration of the aqueous solution, and then culturing cells using the resulting aqueous solution. The present invention relates to a method for preparing an aqueous solution, characterized by addition of a chelating agent. |
| US09611456B2 |
Progenitor cells from wharton'S jelly of human umbilical cord
Human progenitor cells are extracted from perivascular tissue of human umbilical cord. The progenitor cell population proliferates rapidly, and harbors osteogenic progenitor cells and MHC−/− progenitor cells, and is useful to grow and repair human tissues including bone. |
| US09611454B2 |
System and method for cell separation
The invention relates to a system and a method for cell separation via a filter, with a powder bag which can be arranged in a recirculation circuit and is partly filled with a pulverulent filter aid and to which a cell solution containing the cells to be separated can be delivered from a bioreactor via a pump arranged in the recirculation circuit, the bioreactor, which has an agitator, being arranged in the recirculation circuit, and, when the recirculation circuit is interrupted, the bioreactor being connectable to the filter. |
| US09611449B2 |
Multi-purpose cleaning composition
Provided is a multi-function liquid cleaning composition. The cleaning composition may be diluted to produce a composition for a variety of different purposes. The cleaning solution is particularly effective as a degreaser for heavy grease removal. Heavy grease includes the type that may accumulate on motor vehicles. The cleaning formulation is environmentally benign and non-toxic. |
| US09611446B2 |
Method for manufacturing a candle having an item embedded within
A candle with an embedded item and methods for manufacturing same are disclosed. A method for manufacturing a candle having an embedded item can include providing a first set of items of a first value and a second set of items of a second value different from the first value, combining the two sets to create a third set, and distributing the items of the third set among a set of candles, one item per candle, where the presence, nature, or value of the item within the candle is obscured. The method can further include selling the candles for a first price, wherein, the presence of the embedded item, the nature of the embedded item, the value of the embedded item, or the value of the embedded item relative to the first price is not known to the purchaser. The embedded item can comprise an object redeemable for a prize. |
| US09611443B2 |
Natural oil derivatives including primary amine functional groups
A compound has Structure I: where R1 and R2 independently are C2-C12 alkyl groups, X1 is a C4-C28 alkyl or alkenyl group, and R3 is H or is a bis(aminoalkyl)amide group having Structure II: where R4 and R5 independently are C2-C12 alkyl groups. The compound may be a reaction product of a metathesized natural oil and a bis(aminoalkyl)amine. |
| US09611442B2 |
3-(cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)propionates and their use in perfume compositions
The present invention pertains to the use of 3-(cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)propionates in enhancing, improving or modifying the fragrance of perfumes, colognes, toilet waters, fabric care products, personal products, and the like, and in counteracting malodors. |
| US09611439B1 |
Bio-oil fractionation and condensation
The present invention relates to a method of fractionating bio-oil vapors which involves providing bio-oil vapors comprising bio-oil constituents. The bio-oil vapors are cooled in a first stage which comprises a condenser having passages for the bio-oil separated by a heat conducting wall from passages for a coolant. The coolant in the condenser of the first stage is maintained at a substantially constant temperature, set at a temperature in the range of 75 to 100° C., to condense a first liquid fraction of liquefied bio-oil constituents in the condenser of the first stage. The first liquid fraction of liquified bio-oil constituents from the condenser in the first stage is collected. Also disclosed are steps for subsequently recovering further liquid fractions of liquefied bio-oil constituents. Particular compositions of bio-oil condensation products are also described. |
| US09611438B2 |
Method and system for producing liquid fuel and generating power
A steam reformer generates reformed gas by a steam-reforming reaction of hydrocarbon gas such as natural gas. A methanol synthesis column and a gasoline synthesis column synthesize gasoline from the reformed gas via methanol and produce a liquid fuel. A superheater superheats a part of low-pressure steam that has been heat-recovered from the reformed gas with a part of middle-pressure steam that has been heat-recovered by the methanol synthesis column or the gasoline synthesis column, and the steam thereby brought into an unsaturated state is supplied to a low-pressure steam turbine. |
| US09611429B2 |
Liquid crystal medium, optical device and liquid crystal compound
A liquid crystal medium has stability to heat, light and so forth, and significantly high dielectric anisotropy, and develops an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. Moreover, various kinds of optical devices can be used in a wide temperature range and have a short response time, a large contrast ratio and low driving voltage.A liquid crystal composition contains achiral component T containing at least one compound 1 represented by formula (1) and a chiral agent, and develops the optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. In formula (1), for examples, R1 is alkyl, L1 and L2 are each independently fluorine or hydrogen, and X1 is halogen. |
| US09611427B2 |
Yellow light afterglow material and preparation method thereof as well as LED illuminating device using same
The invention relates to a yellow light afterglow material and a preparation method thereof as well as an LED illuminating device using the same. The yellow light afterglow material comprises the chemical formula of aY2O3.bAl2O3.cSiO2:mCe.nB.xNa.yP, where a, b, c, m, n, x and y are coefficients, and a is not less than 1 but not more than 2, b is not less than 2 but not more than 3, c is not less than 0.001 but not more than 1, m is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.6, n is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.5, x is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.2, and y is not less than 0.0001 but not more than 0.5; wherein Y, Al and Si are substrate elements, and Ce, B, Na and P are activators. The yellow light afterglow material is prepared by the following steps: weighing oxides of elements or materials which can generate oxides at high temperature by molar ratio as raw materials, evenly mixing and then sintering the raw materials at 1200-1700° in a reducing atmosphere. |
| US09611425B2 |
Method for treating Mn-activated complex fluoride phosphor
A method for treating a Mn-activated complex fluoride phosphor is provided wherein a preliminarily-prepared red phosphor of a Mn-activated complex fluoride represented by the following formula (1): A2MF6:Mn (1) wherein M represents at least one tetravalent element selected from Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn, A represents at least one alkali metal selected from Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs provided that at least Na and/or K is contained, is heated in a substantially oxygen atom-free gas but containing a fluorine atom at a temperature of at least 50° C. |
| US09611423B2 |
Petroleum fracturing proppant prepared from flyash and waste ceramic, and preparation method thereof
Provided is a petroleum fracturing proppant prepared from flyash and waste ceramics, the petroleum fracturing proppant being prepared from the following components: 40 wt. %-90 wt. % of main material, the main material being flyash and waste ceramics; 1 wt. %-40 wt. % of auxiliary material, the auxiliary material being potassium feldspar powder and manganese ore powder; and the sum of the main material and the auxiliary material is 100%. The present invention employs low-cost flyash and waste ceramics as raw material, and the petroleum fracturing proppant prepared under a low temperature has low apparent density and strong crushing resistance, and is also low cost and reduces energy consumption. |
| US09611420B2 |
Crosslinking chitosan for reducing permeability in a well
A composition including: (a) an aqueous phase; (b) a chitosan-based compound dispersed or dissolved in the aqueous phase; and (c) a crosslinker dispersed or dissolved in the aqueous phase, wherein the crosslinker has at least two functional groups independently selected from the group consisting of aldehyde, carboxylic acid, and carboxylate. A method including the step of introducing a composition according to the invention into a treatment zone of a well. |
| US09611414B2 |
Thermal interface material with mixed aspect ratio particle dispersions
An electron package includes an interface member between an electronic component and a thermal dissipation member. The interface member is highly efficient in transmitting thermal energy and/or suppressing electromagnetic radiation, with a particle filler dispersion including a combination of substantially spherical particles and substantially platelet-shaped particles within dispersion attribute ranges. |
| US09611411B2 |
Radically curable adhesive composition and polarizing plate including the same
There are provided a radically curable adhesive composition and a polarizing plate including the radically curable adhesive composition. The radically curable adhesive composition includes, based on 100 parts by weight thereof, 40 to 80 parts by weight of a first compound represented by the following Formula 1; 15 to 50 parts by weight of a second compound including at least one carboxy group; and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a radical initiator. |
| US09611405B2 |
Method for producing a stable dispersion of nano-particles, dispersion produced, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a method for producing a stable dispersion of nano-particles, comprising the steps: a) mixing a suspension of nano-particles with an aqueous solution of gelatine hydrolysate; and b) adding an aqueous solution of gelatine to the mixture. Furthermore, the invention relates to a stable dispersion of nano-particles as well as the use thereof. |
| US09611403B2 |
Fluorescent security enabled ink for digital offset printing applications
An ink composition useful for digital offset printing applications comprises a fluorescent colorant and a plurality of curable compounds. The compounds have Hansen solubility parameters as described herein, and the resulting ink composition is both compatible with certain dampening fluids and has certain rheological properties, including a low viscosity. The fluorescent ink composition is useful for printing security features at high speed in short runs with customized data to produce anti-counterfeit packaging. |
| US09611401B2 |
Inkjet compositions and processes for stretchable substrates
Novel inkjet ink compositions for forming an image in a form of an elastic film attached to a surface of a stretchable and/or flexible substrate and processes utilizing same for inkjet printing color images on various substrates such as colored and absorptive or impregnable stretchable materials, which are characterized by heightened efficiency in process time, ink and energy consumption, as well as products having durable, wash-fast and abrasion-fast images printed thereon by the process, are disclosed. The novel ink compositions comprise a first part, which contains a property-adjusting agent and a carrier, and a second part which contains an emulsified property-sensitive proto-elastomeric film-forming agent, a colorant and a carrier, such that the second part congeals upon contact with the property-adjusting agent. The second part is digitally applied to the substrate less than 1 second following the application of the first part to the substrate. |
| US09611397B2 |
Flame-applied resin powder coating for swimming pool and recreational surfaces
Application of a resin to a pool surface to provide a colored finish that is ultraviolet resistant. The resin may be a powder that can be melted at a fairly low temperature and applied to the pool surface. A first later of resin may be applied (thermally sprayed) to an epoxy layer that is applied to the pool surface after the epoxy has become tacky and before it has cured to provide better adhesion and cause the resin and the epoxy to blend into a single layer. An additional layer of resin may be applied after the epoxy and the first layer of resin fully cured. After the second layer of resin has cured an additional layer may be applied to provide designs and/or markings. The designs/markings may be produced with tape and/or stencils and the next layer may be applied to the non-covered areas to provide the desired look. |
| US09611391B2 |
Coating methods and coated articles
One aspect of the present invention includes an article. The article includes a substrate and a coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating includes a plurality of cermet particles bonded along their prior particle boundaries. The plurality of cermet particles have a median particle size less than about 5 microns and less than 25 percent of the plurality of cermet particles include melted and re-solidified particles. Gate valves are also presented. |
| US09611390B2 |
Pigments with an iron silicate-containing coating
The present invention relates to pigments which comprise a substrate and an iron(II) silicate-containing coating applied thereto, to a process for the preparation of these pigments, and to the use thereof. |
| US09611387B2 |
Transparent thermoplastic polyamide container
Disclosed is a transparent thermoplastic container including a thermoplastic composition including: A) a polyamide resin including a) 10 to 40 mol % of a first repeat unit of formula (I), and b) 60 to 90 mol % of a second repeat unit selected from the group consisting of formula (II) —C(O)(CH2)nC(O)NH(CH2)6NH— (II); wherein n is an integer selected from 10, 12, and 14; and the mol % of repeat units are based on the total repeat units present in the copolyamide; optionally, B) an aliphatic homopolyamide having one repeat unit selected from the group of formula (II) and C) a functional additive. |
| US09611386B2 |
Transparent polycarbonate composition and molded article comprising same
Provided is a transparent polycarbonate composition that includes: (A) 5 to 95 wt % of biphenyl modified polycarbonate including a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3; and (B) 1 to 50 wt % of an acrylate-based copolymer including (B-1) a repeating unit derived from aromatic (meth)acrylate having a refractive index of 1.58 to 1.70 and (B-2) a repeating unit derived from a mono-functional unsaturated monomer. |
| US09611382B2 |
Polyolefins composition with low CLTE and reduced occurrence of flow marks
The invention relates to a novel polyolefin composition having a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CLTE) and having a reduced occurrence of flow marks. The novel polyolefin compositions comprise a heterophasic polypropylene composition, ethylene/1-butene elastomer and an inorganic filler. |
| US09611378B2 |
2-cyanoacrylate adhesive composition
An adhesive composition is provided which exhibits an excellent adhesion rate on metals and low-polarity thermoplastic elastomers, and is excellent in appearance with no clouding of hardened bodies and is good in storage stability. It is a 2-cyanoacrylate-based adhesive composition which includes (a) a 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester and (b) an onium salt represented by the general formula: C+A−(1) where, in formula (1), C+ represents an onium cation, and A− represents a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion. |
| US09611374B2 |
Molding resin composition including chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin, and molded article thereof
The present invention aims to provide a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin composition with excellent thermal stability and a molded body thereof. The present invention relates to a resin composition for molding, including a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin, a thermal stabilizer, and a polyalcohol and/or a partial ester of a polyalcohol. The chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin has a chlorine content of 65% by weight or more and less than 72% by weight. The chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin has, based on the total number of moles of a structural unit (a) —CCl2—, a structural unit (b) —CHCl—, and a structural unit (c) —CH2—, a proportion of the structural unit (a) of 17.5 mol % or less, a proportion of the structural unit (b) of 46.0 mol % or more, and a proportion of the structural unit (c) of 37.0 mol % or less. The thermal stabilizer contains at least one of a compound represented by the formula Ca1-xMgx(OH)2 where x satisfies the inequality 0 |
| US09611371B2 |
Process for extracting polyester from an article
A process for extracting polyester from an article using a solvent system using a compound according to Formula I is described, where wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from: hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or alkoxy groups; R3 to R12 are each independently selected from: hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or alkoxy groups; and each of “a” to “e” is a carbon atom, wherein the total linear chain length of a-b-c-d-e is in the range of 2 to 5 carbons. |
| US09611367B2 |
Film
[Problem] To provide a film that has excellent water solubility which changes little over time even when the film touches a chemical, a package and a liquid transfer printing film each using the film and a liquid transfer printing method using the liquid transfer printing film.[Means for Resolution] A film containing a hydroxymethyl group-containing vinyl alcohol-based polymer containing a vinyl alcohol unit and a unit structure represented by the following formula (1), a package and a liquid transfer printing film each using the film and a liquid transfer printing method using the liquid transfer printing film. |
| US09611365B2 |
Method of introducing an additive into a polymeric materials
Additives such as colorants may be incorporated into polymeric materials such as polyesters, such as in polyester fiber production, by use of a liquid formulation comprising colorant and a vehicle. The vehicle may comprise a functionalized pentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane or trimellitate. The liquid formulation is suitably contacted with the polymeric material in a melt processing apparatus. |
| US09611360B2 |
Curable composition, article, method of curing, and tack-free reaction product
A curable composition includes 3-substituted benzoxazine, polyepoxide, and polythiol. Articles including the curable composition, methods of curing the curable composition, and a tack-free reaction product preparable from the curable composition are also disclosed. |
| US09611356B2 |
Copolymer polyamide
An object of the present invention is to provide a copolymer polyamide which has excellent strength, high-temperature strength, low water absorbance, low blocking properties, releasability and plasticizing time stability, and a copolymer polyamide composition which has excellent vibration fatigue characteristics, surface appearance and continuous productivity. A copolymer polyamide of the present invention is obtained by polymerizing (a) at least one alicyclic dicarboxylic acid, (b) one diamine having 8 or more carbon atoms, and (c) at least one copolymer component selected from the group consisting of the following (c-1) to (c-3): a (c-1) dicarboxylic acid other than the alicyclic dicarboxylic acid; a (c-2) diamine having fewer carbon atoms than the (b) diamine; and a (c-3) lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid, and the copolymer polyamide satisfies specific conditions. |
| US09611351B2 |
Amine polyether polyols and polyurethane foam compositions made from cyclic amine compounds
The present invention describes cyclic amine compounds useful for catalysts for polyurethane form-forming compositions, as well as amine alkoxylates and amine polyether polyols formed form the cyclic amines. The cyclic amine compounds of the invention provide distinct benefits for reaction compositions, methods, and polyurethane foams based on their desirable physical and catalytic properties. |
| US09611346B2 |
Highly crosslinked polymer dielectric films for improved capacitor performance
New polymeric dielectric materials are provided for high power capacitors, especially for mobile and weapons applications. These materials utilize aminoplast crosslinking in their polymeric structure. The aminoplast crosslinking ability of these materials allows them to be customized for a number of applications, but also allows the materials to have a higher crosslinking density, leading to higher dielectric constants, higher breakdown voltage, and higher thermal stability. These materials can be incorporated into current capacitor manufacturing schemes with little to no processing changes. |
| US09611341B2 |
Amorphous propylene-ethylene copolymers
Amorphous propylene-ethylene copolymers are described herein that can include high amounts of ethylene and exhibit desirable softening points and needle penetrations. The desirable combinations of softening points and needle penetrations in these propylene-ethylene copolymers allow them to have a broad operating window. Due their broad operating window, the propylene-ethylene copolymers can be utilized in a wide array of applications and products, including hot melt adhesives. |
| US09611338B2 |
Copolymers of propylene with hexene-1 and blown films obtained from them
A copolymer of propylene with hexene-1 containing from 5 to 9% by weight of recurring units derived from hexene-1, having a melting temperature from 125° C. to 140° C. and Melt Flow Rate (ASTM D1238, 230° C./2.16 Kg) from 0.1 to 3 g/10 min., is used to produce blown films having valuable mechanical and optical properties. |
| US09611337B2 |
Chain transfer agent, photosensitive composition, cured product of photosensitive composition, and method for curing photosensitive composition
There are provided a photosensitive composition, and a cured product of the photosensitive composition, the photosensitive composition being an ultraviolet curable composition that is curable in a short time while a portion of the photosensitive composition such as a dark portion where radicals are not generated at all is curable. A cured product is obtained by curing a photosensitive composition by ultraviolet irradiation, the photosensitive composition containing an ultraviolet curable material, and a chain transfer agent that contains an ingredient (a) that is a compound containing at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a urethane bond, a urea bond and an isocyanate group, and an ingredient (b) that is a metal-containing compound, wherein a portion of the composition where irradiation light does not reach is curable. |
| US09611334B2 |
Processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants
Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter). |
| US09611330B2 |
Compositions and methods for cancer and cancer stem cell detection and elimination
In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting or ablating cancer stem cells. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting the action of double-stranded RNA-specific adenosine deaminases, or ADAR, enzymes. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing diseases and conditions responsive to the inhibition of cell differentiation and/or self-renewal of dysfunctional cells, cancer cells, leukemia cells, hematopoietic stem cells or cancer stem cells, e.g., leukemia or Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting a Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) pathway, e.g., by using a Smoothened (SMO) protein inhibitor. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for measuring or determining, or predicting, chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) progression, Leukemic Stem Cell (LSC) generation and/or tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for determining or measuring the effectiveness of a treatment, a drug, a therapy or a diet for eliminating, killing or reducing the amounts of a leukemic stem cell (LSC) or cells. |
| US09611325B2 |
Construction and application of bispecific antibody HER2xCD3
The present invention provides a bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibody provided by the present invention comprises a single-chain unit and a monovalent unit, wherein the single-chain unit has a specific binding capability against a surface antigen CD3 of an immune cell; the monovalent unit has a specific binding capability against a surface antigen HER2 of a tumor cell; the single-chain unit comprises a single-chain variable fragment ScFv fused with an Fc fragment; and the monovalent unit comprises a light chain and heavy chain pair. The present invention also provides a preparation method of the bispecific antibody and pharmaceutical use of these antibodies. |
| US09611324B2 |
Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating an inflammation
A method of reducing an inflammatory response in a subject is provided. The method comprising providing to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of reducing activity and/or expression of a scavenger receptor or of an effector thereof, thereby reducing the inflammatory response in the subject. |
| US09611315B2 |
Antibodies for oncogenic strains of HPV and methods of their use
The subject invention provides antibodies, including polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, that bind to E6 proteins from at least three oncogenic strains of HPV. In general, the antibodies bind to amino acids motifs that are conserved between the E6 proteins of different HPV strains, particularly HPV strains 16 and 18. The subject antibodies may be used to detect HPV E6 protein in a sample, and, accordingly, the antibodies find use in a variety of diagnostic applications, including methods of diagnosing cancer. Kits for performing the subject methods and containing the subject antibodies are also provided. |
| US09611313B2 |
Antibody-endostatin fusion protein and its variants
Methods of inhibiting the growth of tumors comprising administering chimeric fusion molecules comprising endostatin mutants and all or a portion of anti-Her2 or anti-EGFR antibodies. |
| US09611312B2 |
Preparation and/or formulation of proteins cross-linked with polysaccharides
Therapeutic compositions and/or formulations are provided, comprising: at least one cross-linked protein matrix, wherein the at least one cross-linked protein matrix comprises at least one protein residue and at least one saccharide-containing residue, and methods of producing the same. The cross-linked protein matrix may be derived from cross-linking a full length or substantially full length protein, such as tropoelastin, elastin, albumin, collagen, collagen monomers, immunoglobulins, insulin, and/or derivatives or combinations thereof, with a saccharide containing cross-linking agent, such as a polysaccharide cross-linking agent derived from, for example, hyaluronic acid or a cellulose derivative. The therapeutic compositions may be administered topically or by injection. The present disclosure also provides methods, systems, and/or kits for the preparation and/or formulation of the compositions disclosed herein. |
| US09611311B2 |
Albumin-purification method comprising a nanofiltration step, solution, and composition for therapeutic use containing the same
The invention relates to an albumin-purification method comprising a step consisting in subjecting an aqueous albumin solution, with a concentration of between 15 g/l and 80 g/l and a pH of not lass than 7, to nanofiltration in a temperature range of between 15 DEG C and 55 DEG C. The invention also relates to: a virally-safe aqueous albumin solution which can be obtained using the inventive method and in which the sites for the transport and binding of the active therapeutic ingredients of the albumin are available; and an albumin composition for therapeutic use, which is obtained by adapting the albumin solution that is intended for clinical use. |
| US09611306B2 |
TGFB type II-type III receptor fusions
Certain embodiments are directed to novel heterotrimeric fusions in which the ectodomain of the TGF-β type II receptor (TβP?II) is coupled to the N- and C-terminal ends of the endoglin-domain of the TGF-β type III receptor (TpRIIIE). Certain embodiments are directed to novel heterotrimeric polypeptides in which the ectodomain of the TGF-β type II receptor (TI3RII) is coupled to the N- and C-terminal ends of the endoglin-domain (E domain) of the TGF-β type III receptor (TI3RIII). This trimeric receptor, known as RER, can bind all three TGF-β isoforms with sub-nanomolar affinity and is effective at neutralizing signaling induced by all three TGF-β isoforms, but not other ligands of the TGF-β superfamily, such as activins, growth and differentiation factors (GDFs), and bone morphonogenetic proteins (BMPs). |
| US09611302B2 |
High-transduction-efficiency RAAV vectors, compositions, and methods of use
The present invention provides AAV capsid proteins comprising modification of one or a combination of the surface-exposed lysine, serine, threonine and/or tyrosine residues in the VP3 region. Also provided are rAAV virions comprising the AAV capsid proteins of the present invention, as well as nucleic acid molecules and rAAV vectors encoding the AAV capsid proteins of the present invention. Advantageously, the rAAV vectors and virions of the present invention have improved efficiency in transduction of a variety of cells, tissues and organs of interest, when compared to wild-type rAAV vectors and virions. |
| US09611298B2 |
Charged nutritive proteins and methods
Charged nutritive proteins are provided. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 12.5 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 50 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins an aqueous solubility of at least 100 g/L at pH 7. In some embodiments the nutritive proteins comprise at least one of a level of a) a ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of branch chain amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; b) a ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of leucine residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein; and c) a ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in the nutritive protein equal to or greater than the ratio of essential amino acid residues to total amino acid residues present in a benchmark protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins, recombinant microorganisms that make the proteins, methods of making the proteins using recombinant microorganisms, compositions that comprise the proteins, and methods of using the proteins, among other things. |
| US09611290B2 |
Trypsin-like serine protease inhibitors, and their preparation and use
The invention provides compounds that are effective as inhibitors of human plasmin and plasma kallikrein, and that are useful for the prevention of blood loss and as components of fibrin adhesives. The invention further provides methods of making and using the compounds. |
| US09611286B2 |
Ruthenium carbon monoxide releasing molecules and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel ruthenium compounds of Formula (I): or salts, isomers, hydrates, or solvates thereof, or combinations thereof; wherein E, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X1, and X2 are as defined herein, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are methods of use and treatment. Such compounds have been found useful in the treatment of malaria infection. Such compounds may also be useful in the treatment of inflammatory conditions, such as acute lung injury and acute resipiratory distress syndrome, which optionally may be associated with a malaria infection. |
| US09611285B2 |
Fucosyltransferases and their applications
The present invention relates to nucleic acid and amino acid sequences from Escherichia coli serogroup O126, coding for/representing a novel alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase. The invention also provides uses and methods for using the alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase to generate fucosylated products, such as oligosaccharides, (glyco)proteins, or (glyco)lipids, in particular oligosaccharides found in human milk, such as 2′-fucosyllactose. |
| US09611281B2 |
BODIPY derivatives and methods of synthesis and use thereof
Derivatives of BODIPY (boron dipyrromethene difluoride) and their synthesis and use are disclosed. |
| US09611276B2 |
Imidazo bicyclic iminium compounds as antitumor agents
Compounds of formula I: are disclosed. The compounds are inhibitors of Hedgehog pathway activation and are useful in treating solid tumors. An example of such a compound is: |
| US09611275B2 |
Permeable glycosidase inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to compounds and pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds which are useful as O-linked N-acetylglucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase) inhibitors, and thus may be useful for the treatment of certain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease including reducing NFTs and/or hyperphosphorylated tau. The invention is also directed to use of the compounds as O-GlcNAcase imaging agents. |
| US09611272B2 |
Polymorphic forms of icotinib and uses thereof
The present invention relates to the polymorphic forms of the compound of Formula I, preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions, and use of a polymorph above in the treatment of a disease, a disorder or a condition, or in the manufacturing of a medicament for the treatment of a disease, a disorder or a condition. |
| US09611271B2 |
C20′ urea derivatives of vinca alkaloids
A vinca alkaloid compound that is substituted at the 20′-position with a urea or thiourea group is disclosed. The urea's proximal nitrogen atom bonded to the 20′-position carbon atom is secondary, whereas the distal nitrogen atom can be unsubstituted only when the compound contains an optionally present 10′-fluoro substituent, and is otherwise preferably mono- or di-substituted. Methods of preparing the compounds are disclosed as are compositions for their use and methods of treatment using a compound. |
| US09611265B2 |
Tropomyosin-related kinase (TRK) inhibitors
Tropomyosin-related kinase inhibitors (Trk inhibitors) are small molecule compounds useful in the treatment of disease. Trk inhibitors can be used as pharmaceutical agents and in pharmaceutical compositions. Trk inhibitors are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, autoimmune disease, defects of bone metabolism and/or cancer, and are particularly useful in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), pain, and pain associated with OA. Trk inhibitors are also useful for inhibiting tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA), tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB), tropomyosin-related kinase C (TrkC), and/or c-FMS (the cellular receptor for colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1)). |
| US09611263B2 |
Compounds that modulate intracellular calcium
Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity. |
| US09611262B2 |
Substituted 2-azabicycles and their use as orexin receptor modulators
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: Methods of making the compounds of Formula I are also described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I. Methods of using the compounds of the invention are also within the scope of the invention. |
| US09611260B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway
Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds. |
| US09611258B2 |
Dual MEK/PI3K inhibitors and therapeutic methods using the same
Dual inhibitors of MEK and PI3K and compositions containing the same are disclosed. Methods of using the dual MEK/PI3K inhibitors in the treatment of diseases and conditions wherein inhibition of MEK and PI3K provides a benefit, like cancers, also are disclosed. |
| US09611257B2 |
PRMT5 inhibitors and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds of Formula (A), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting PRMT5 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT5-mediated disorders are also described. |
| US09611254B2 |
Triazole compounds and their use as gamma secretase modulators
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, to processes for making these compounds, and to their use as medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of Aβ-related diseases. |
| US09611253B2 |
Solid forms comprising optically active pyrazolylaminoquinazoline, compositions thereof, and uses therewith
Solid forms comprising pyrazolylaminoquinazoline, compositions comprising the solid forms, methods of making the solid forms and methods of their use for the treatment of various diseases and/or disorders are disclosed. |
| US09611249B2 |
1H-indazole-3-carboxamide compounds as glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta inhibitors
The present invention relates to the 1H-indazole-3-carboxamide compounds having the following general formula (I) as glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β) inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of GSK-3p-related disorders such as, for example, (i) insulin-resistance disorders; (ii) neurodegenerative diseases; (iii) mood disorders; (iv) schizophrenic disorders; (v) cancerous disorders; (vi) inflammation, (vii) substance abuse disorders; (viii) epilepsies; and (ix) neuropathic pain. |
| US09611247B2 |
Process for the preparation of 3-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine
3-(3-Chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine is prepared by cyclizing 3-hydrazinopyridine-·dihydrochloride with acrylonitrile to provide 1-(pyridin-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, by oxidizing to provide 3-(3-amino-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine, and by converting the amino group to a chloro group by a Sandmeyer reaction. |
| US09611245B2 |
Diarylalkylamine REV-ERB antagonists and their use as medicaments
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof: It further discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of Formula (I) and their uses as anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic agents for cancer therapy. |
| US09611239B2 |
14-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid compounds
The invention describes novel 14-hydroxy docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) analogues, their preparation, isolation, identification, purification and uses thereof. |
| US09611238B2 |
14-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid compounds
The invention describes novel 14-hydroxy docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) analogues, their preparation, isolation, identification, purification and uses thereof. |
| US09611234B2 |
Choline cocrystal of epalrestat
The invention relates to a novel choline cocrystal of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid. The preparation and characterization of the novel choline cocrystal according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel choline cocrystal and the therapeutic use of the novel choline cocrystal to treat and/or prevent various conditions, including treating and/or preventing diabetic complications, treating and/or preventing homocystinuria reducing levels of homocysteine in blood serum, inhibiting aldose reductase, and affording cardioprotection in non-diabetic patients. |
| US09611232B2 |
Oxazolidinone and imidazolidinone compounds
The invention provides compounds having the general formula I wherein n, R1, R2a, R2b, R3a and R3b are as herein defined, composition comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds. |
| US09611231B2 |
Method for preparing 3-trifluoromethyl chalcones
Disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 1 wherein Q and Z are as defined in the disclosure comprising distilling water from a mixture comprising a compound of Formula 2, a compound of Formula 3, a base comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal hydroxides of Formula 4 wherein M is Ca, Sr or Ba, alkali metal carbonates of Formula 4a wherein M1 is Li, Na or K, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, and an aprotic solvent capable of forming a low-boiling azeotrope with water. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 2 comprising (1) forming a reaction mixture comprising a Grignard reagent derived from contacting a compound of Formula 5 wherein X is Cl, Br or I with magnesium metal or an alkylmagnesium halide in the presence of an ethereal solvent, and then (2) contacting the reaction mixture with a compound of Formula 6 wherein Y is OR11 or NR12R13, and R11, R12 and R13 are as defined in the disclosure. Further disclosed is a method for preparing a compound of Formula 7 wherein Q and Z are as defined in the disclosure, using a compound of Formula 1 characterized by preparing the compound of Formula 1 by the method disclosed above or using a compound of Formula 1 prepared by the method disclosed above. |
| US09611230B2 |
1,3,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds and their use for nonsense suppression and the treatment of disease
The present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations in an mRNA by administering the compounds or compositions of the present invention. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for suppressing premature translation termination associated with a nonsense mutation in an mRNA. |
| US09611226B2 |
Preparation method for azoxystrobin
Disclosed in the present invention is a preparation method of azoxystrobin having a structure as shown by formula (1), the method comprising: a) performing an etherification reaction by reacting the compound having a structure shown by formula (2) with 2-cyanophenol and/or a salt thereof under the catalysis of an azabicyclo tertiary amine compound and/or a salt thereof as the catalyst in a butyl acetate medium to obtain a butyl acetate solution containing azoxystrobin; and b) cooling the butyl acetate solution containing azoxystrobin to precipitate Azoxystrobin having a structure as shown by formula (1) from the butyl acetate solution. Using the method provided by the present invention to prepare azoxystrobin can significantly improve the yield of azoxystrobin, and can obtain azoxystrobin products having high purity. |
| US09611222B2 |
Pyridine compounds and the uses thereof
The invention relates to substituted pyridine compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and solvates thereof, wherein R1a, A1, A2, E, G, Z1, and Z2 are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain. |
| US09611219B2 |
Inhibitors of histone demethylases
The present application discloses compounds capable of modulating the activity of histone demethylases (HDMEs), which are useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which genomic dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis, such as e.g. cancer. The present application also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use of such compounds as a medicament. The compounds take the form (I) |
| US09611215B2 |
Nucleophile-reactive sulfonated compounds for the (radio)labelling of (bio) molecules; precursors and conjugates thereof
Nucleophile-reactive sulfonated compounds used as precursors to (radio)labelled (bio)molecules are produced by pre-introduction of a nucleophilic compound R* through an unusual nucleophile-induced ring-opening reaction of the sultone moiety of the precursor. The precursors and compounds conform to respective formulae (Ip) and (I): Also disclosed are methods for producing these precursors and compounds, as well as for conjugation of these compounds with (bio)molecules, and to the drugs obtained by this method. |
| US09611214B2 |
N,N-substituted 3-aminopyrrolidine compounds useful as monoamines reuptake inhibitors
The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration. |
| US09611212B2 |
Polyol estolides and methods of making and using the same
Provided herein are polyol estolide compounds. Polyol estolides may be prepared by contacting a polyol with an estolide compound. Also provided are compositions containing polyol estolides and methods of making the same. |
| US09611210B2 |
Single-pot synthesis of dialkyl carbonates using catalyst from natural resource
The present invention relates to a single-pot method for preparing dialkyl carbonates, the method comprises reaction of alkylene oxide with aliphatic or cyclic aliphatic alcohol, using wood ash catalyst, under CO2 pressure and heating the reaction mixture thereof to obtain dialkyl carbonates. |
| US09611205B2 |
Pharmaceutical compound for the prevention and treatment
Contemplated compounds, compositions, and methods are presented for use in the treatment, or prevention, of a cognitive, neurodegenerative or neuronal disorder or disease, such as Alzheimer's disease. |
| US09611193B2 |
Olefin conversion process
A process for the production of C4 olefins, which may include: contacting a hydrocarbon mixture comprising alpha-pentenes with an isomerization catalyst to form an isomerization product comprising beta-pentenes; contacting ethylene and the beta-pentenes with a first metathesis catalyst to form a first metathesis product comprising butenes and propylene, as well as any unreacted ethylene and C5 olefins; and fractionating the first metathesis product to for an ethylene fraction, a propylene fraction, a butene fraction, and a C5 fraction. |
| US09611191B2 |
Reactor for carrying out an autothermal gas-phase dehydrogenation
A reactor for gas-phase dehydrogenation of a hydrocarbon-comprising stream with an oxygen-comprising stream over a monolithic heterogeneous catalyst. Catalytically active zone(s) comprising monoliths packed next to one another and/or above one another and a mixing zone having fixed internals upstream of each catalytically active zone. Feed line(s) for the hydrocarbon-comprising gas stream to be dehydrogenated at the lower end of the reactor. Independently regulable feed line(s), which supply distributor(s), for the oxygen-comprising gas stream into each of the mixing zones and discharge line(s) for the reaction gas mixture of the autothermal gas-phase dehydrogenation at the upper end of the reactor. The interior wall of the reactor is provided with insulation. The catalytically active zone(s) is accessible from the outside of the reactor via manhole(s). The catalytically active zone(s), mixing zone, independently regulable feed line(s), and distributor(s), may be designed as one component which can individually be mounted and removed. |
| US09611190B2 |
Process and system for extraction of a feedstock
The present invention relates to a method and system for recovering aromatics from a naphtha feedstock obtained from a crude petroleum, natural gas condensate, or petrochemical feedstock. The method and system comprise the steps of recovering an aromatics fraction from the feedstock prior to reforming. |
| US09611189B2 |
Stabilization and hydrogenation methods for microbial-derived olefins
Methods and compositions for stabilization and subsequent hydrogenation of a microbial-derived immiscible olefin are described. The methods comprise providing a feed stream to the inlet of a reactor, wherein the feed stream comprises a microbial-derived immiscible olefin composition stabilized with a phenolic antioxidant which is a phenol derivative containing an unfused phenyl ring with one or more hydroxyl substituents. The methods further comprise contacting the feed stream with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at a temperature of about 20° C. or greater, and generating a product stream comprising a hydrogenated immiscible olefin composition. The microbial-derived immiscible olefin composition stabilized with the phenolic antioxidant remains stable over time, and its hydrogenation reaction time and process are improved. |
| US09611188B1 |
Aromatic alkylation using chemically-treated solid oxides
The present invention discloses processes for alkylating an aromatic compound, such as benzene or toluene, using a chemically-treated solid oxide. Suitable chemically-treated solid oxides include fluorided silica-coated alumina and fluorided-chlorided silica-coated alumina. |
| US09611181B2 |
Oxidation resistant coatings, processes for coating articles, and their coated articles
A process for applying an oxidation resistant coating to an article includes the steps of mixing at least about 10% by volume to up to about 99% by volume of a slurry at least one silica based material having a viscosity of about 1×102 poise to about 1×107 poise at a temperature of about 1,292° F. (700° C.) to about 3,272° F. (1,800° C.) at least about 1% by volume to up to about 90% by volume of the slurry at least one oxygen scavenger, and a liquid medium to form the slurry; coating an article with the slurry to form a slurry coated article; and heat treating under an inert atmosphere the slurry coated article to form an article having at least one oxidation resistant coating layer containing the at least one oxygen scavenger. |
| US09611178B1 |
Regenerative burners having enhanced surface area media
A high strength ceramic body for use in a regenerative burner media bed, comprising a generally cylindrical portion and a plurality of generally orthorhombic parallelepiped-shaped fin portions extending radially from the generally cylindrical portion The ceramic body has a porosity of less than 1 percent, is greater than 99 weight percent alumina, has a thermal conductivity at 100° C. of about 0.07 cal/sec cm ° C., and has a heat capacity of about 0.21 cal/gm/° C. |
| US09611176B2 |
Setting accelerator for a dry mortar blend, process for producing such a setting accelerator, a dry mortar blend and a mortar paste
The invention relates to a setting accelerator for a dry mortar blend, the setting accelerator being in the form of a powder comprising calcium nitrate and having a water content between 0.1% and 20%. The invention furthermore relates to a process for producing such a setting accelerator, wherein either prills and/or granules comprising calcium nitrate and a different nitrate salt are processed forming a powder comprising calcium nitrate and the different nitrate salt and having a water content of higher than 5% and lower than 20%, either an aqueous solution at least comprising dissolved calcium nitrate is spray dried at a temperature between 150° C. and 250° C., forming a powder comprising at least calcium nitrate and having a water content between 0.1% and 20%, the powder serving as the setting accelerator. The invention also relates to a dry mortar blend comprising at least a cement, sand and a setting accelerator according to the invention and to a mortar paste comprising the dry mortar blend according to the invention which is mixed with water. |
| US09611175B2 |
Surface-modified calcium oxide
The present invention relates to methods for producing surface-modified calcium oxide particles having the production steps according to claim 1, novel calcium oxide particles obtained according to these methods, and uses thereof. |
| US09611169B2 |
Doped ultra-low expansion glass and methods for making the same
A doped silica-titania glass article is provided that includes a glass article having a glass composition comprising (i) a silica-titania base glass, (ii) a fluorine dopant, and (iii) a second dopant. The fluorine dopant has a concentration of fluorine of up to 5 wt. % and the second dopant comprises one or more oxides selected from the group consisting of Al, Nb, Ta, B, Na, K, Mg, Ca and Li oxides at a total oxide concentration from 50 ppm to 6 wt. %. Further, the glass article has an expansivity slope of less than 0.5 ppb/K2 at 20° C. The second dopant can be optional. The composition of the glass article may also contain an OH concentration of less than 100 ppm. |
| US09611168B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating coherent bundle of scintillating fibers
A method and apparatus to manufacture a coherent bundle of scintillating fibers is disclosed. In the method and apparatus, a polymer matrix of a transparent polymer and nanoparticle scintillators is placed on top of a collimated bundle having a plurality of capillaries and pressed in a pressure vessel until the polymer matrix is forced into the capillaries. Pressure is applied via an anvil on top of the polymer matrix. To prevent fracturing of the collimated bundle during pressing, back pressure is supplied to the pressure vessel via a valve, which controls a supply of high pressure gas. Alternatively, the back pressure may also be supplied by a press (and or pressure) and support to the collimated bundle is provided by a high melting point thermoplastic. Heat may be applied to the polymer matrix via the anvil to speed the pressing operation due to the viscosity of the polymer. |
| US09611165B2 |
Method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet and an electronic device casing
A method of bending a glass sheet includes placing the glass sheet on a support and heating the entire glass sheet to a first viscosity. A band of heat is applied and translated along the selected region of the glass sheet in which a predetermined is to be formed over a time period to form the predetermined in the selected region. The band of heat sectionally heats the selected region to a second viscosity that is lower than the first viscosity. An actuated force is applied to the glass sheet to incrementally form the predetermined bend in the selected region according to the location of the band of heat in the selected region. |
| US09611164B2 |
Glass-melting installation comprising two furnaces
The invention relates to a process and to an installation for preparing a final glass, comprising a main furnace with electrodes and/or overhead burners, which is fed with main batch materials generating a main molten glass, and a submerged-combustion auxiliary furnace, said auxiliary furnace being fed with auxiliary batch materials, the auxiliary molten glass feeding the main furnace toward its upstream end in the first third of its length, the auxiliary glass being substantially of the same composition as the main glass. The downstream zone of the main furnace is thus used to remove both gases coming from the main glass and gases coming from the auxiliary glass, in order to finish melting the batch stones and impurities contained in the auxiliary glass and to homogenize the two glass streams from their redox standpoint, when this is necessary. |
| US09611152B2 |
Synthesis method of precursors to produce molybdenum oxide MoO3 and related materials
This invention relates to precursors of the molybdenum-containing materials such as molybdenum trioxide MoO3. These precursors can be used to prepare polymetallic oxides materials varying metals proportions or they can be used for composite phases as well. Moreover, these precursors are highly soluble in polar solvents as the water or alcohols. It follows their potential to also obtain materials containing molybdenum as thin films. These precursors are obtained by solid state reaction of polycarboxylic acids and ammonium molybdate (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O. |
| US09611149B2 |
Method and apparatus for modifying graphene
There are a method and an apparatus for modifying a graphene, and more specifically, a method and an apparatus for modifying a graphene capable of obtaining the graphene having a desired crystallite size by repeating a process for modifying the graphene using subcritical or supercritical carbon dioxide several times. According to the method and the apparatus for modifying the graphene of the present invention, the graphene having excellent electrical conductivity and dispersibility may be obtained. |
| US09611144B2 |
Method and system for producing a synthesis gas in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming system that is free of metal dusting corrosion
A method and system for producing a synthesis gas in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming system that utilizes a combined feed stream having a steam to carbon ratio between about 1.6 and 3.0 and a temperature between about 500° C. and 750° C. The combined feed stream is comprised a pre-reformed hydrocarbon feed, superheated steam, and a reaction product stream created by the reaction of a hydrogen containing stream reacted with the permeated oxygen at the permeate side of the oxygen transport membrane elements and wherein the oxygen transport membrane based reforming system and associated synthesis production process equipment are substantially free of carbon formation and metal dusting corrosion. |
| US09611141B2 |
Self-removal anti-stiction coating for bonding process
The present disclosure provides a device having a doped active region disposed in a substrate. The doped active region having an elongate shape and extends in a first direction. The device also includes a plurality of first metal gates disposed over the active region such that the first metal gates each extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The plurality of first metal gates includes an outer-most first metal gate having a greater dimension measured in the second direction than the rest of the first metal gates. The device further includes a plurality of second metal gates disposed over the substrate but not over the doped active region. The second metal gates contain different materials than the first metal gates. The second metal gates each extend in the second direction and form a plurality of respective N/P boundaries with the first metal gates. |
| US09611138B2 |
Through-wafer interconnects for MEMS double-sided fabrication process (TWIDS)
A high-aspect ratio low resistance through-wafer interconnect for double-sided (TWIDS) fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) serves as an interconnection method and structure for co-integration of MEMS and integrated circuits or other microcomponent utilizing both sides of the wafer. TWIDS applied to a three dimensional folded TIMU (timing inertial measurement unit) provides a path for electrical signals from sensors on the front side of the SOI wafer to electronic components on the back side of the wafer, while enabling folding of an array of sensors in a three dimensional shape. |
| US09611137B2 |
MEMS sensor integrated with a flip chip
A method and system for providing a MEMS sensor integrated with a flip chip are disclosed. In a first aspect, the system comprises a MEMS sensor, at least one flip chip coupled to the MEMS sensor, and at least one through-silicon via (TSV) that electrically connects the at least one flip chip to the MEMS sensor. In a second aspect, the system comprises a MEMS sensor that includes a CMOS coupled to a MEMS structure, wherein the CMOS comprises a substrate coupled to an interconnect in contact with the MEMS structure. The system further comprises a plurality of flip chips coupled to the substrate, a plurality of TSV that electrically connect the plurality of flip chips to the interconnect, and a plurality of layers on the substrate to provide electrical connections between the plurality of flip chips and from the plurality of flip chips to at least one external component. |
| US09611136B2 |
MEMS having a cutout section on a concave portion between a substrate and a stationary member
A functional element includes a substrate which is provided with a concave section; a stationary section connected to a wall section that defines the concave section of the substrate; an elastic section which extends from the stationary section and is capable of stretching and contracting in a first axis direction; a movable body connected to the elastic section; a movable electrode section which extends from the movable body. The concave section includes a cutout section which is provided on the wall section. The stationary section includes an overlap section which is spaced with the substrate, and overlaps the concave section when seen in a plan view. At least a portion of the overlap section overlaps the cutout section when seen in the plan view, and the elastic section extends from the overlap section. |
| US09611131B2 |
Mini-keg growler cap, components, accessories and designs for the same
A number of variations may include a mini-keg growler cap mini-keg growler cap including a head having an upper disc shaped surface and an opposite lower surface connected to a cylindrical side surface having a plurality of parallel striations defined thereon and defining three threaded ports formed therein, a tapered surface extending between the cylindrical side surface and the disc shaped top surface, and threaded nipple extending from the lower surface. |
| US09611124B2 |
Optical fiber screening test method and optical fiber screening test apparatus
An optical fiber screening test method in which while continuously travelling, an optical fiber passes a tension applying section which applies tension and the optical fiber which has passed the tension applying section is continuously wound by a winding bobbin is provided. The method includes running the optical fiber to which the tension has been applied along a first pulley and a second pulley sequentially, winding the optical fiber by the winding bobbin, and stopping rotation of the winding bobbin when the optical fiber is broken by applying the tension, and performing an adjustment so that an already-wound outer circumferential surface of the winding bobbin on which the optical fiber is already wound is not positioned on an extension line of a linear optical fiber travelling path from the first pulley to the second pulley at a time when the rotation of the winding bobbin is stopped. |
| US09611123B1 |
Quick spinner thread alignment apparatus and method
A quick spinner thread alignment apparatus consists of a two part adjustable mounting block comprised of an upper block and a lower block. An angle adjustment device is connected to the upper block and the lower block where the angle adjustment device adjustably secures the upper block at selected angles relative to the lower block. A thread support disk is rotatably connected with the mounting block. A thread saver is connected with the mounting block. A thread pole is connected with the thread support disk and a brake is connected with the thread support disk and the mounting block. |
| US09611122B2 |
Filament dispenser
A filament dispenser includes a spool, hub, and an axle. The axle is laterally movable from a first position to a second position. The axle is independently rotatable with respect to the spool. In the extended position, the axle may be attached to a second spool, forming an assembly of operably-coupled filament dispensers. In the assembly, the connected spools are independently rotatable. |
| US09611121B2 |
Reinforcement assembly for banknote dispensers on automatic teller machines
“REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR BANKNOTE DISPENSERS ON AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES”, wherein it reinforces the banknote dispenser for ATM and Cash Dispenser equipment units using a protection system including carbon steel plates comprised of four pieces for assembling the protection system against direct impact attacks and use of explosives on the machine. This protection is fixed through welding, where no physical alteration is needed on the cassette module or on the ATM safe in order to install the protection device. This installation may be performed on the field by a properly trained and equipped technician. The protection system has already been tested and resisted to direct impact tests for a considerable period of time; on a real scenario, the sheer amount of time taken to gain access to the banknote is a strong enough reason for giving up on the theft, which shows the security device is successfully approved. |
| US09611120B2 |
Sheet discharge apparatus provided with a plurality of sheet discharge trays
A sheet discharge apparatus includes first and second discharge trays, a support unit, first and second discharge rollers, and first and second controlling units. The second discharge tray is disposed above the first discharge tray and is detachable from the support unit. The first and second discharge rollers discharge a sheet toward the first and second discharge trays respectively. The first controlling unit executes control such that, in a case that the second discharge tray is detached from the support unit while the first discharge roller and the second discharge roller are halted, the first discharge roller remains halted, and in a case that the second discharge tray is detached from the support unit while the first discharge roller and the second discharge roller are rotating, the first discharge roller is halted after the first discharge roller continues rotating until a sheet has been discharged toward the first discharge tray. |
| US09611119B2 |
Sheet discharging device and image forming apparatus therewith
A sheet discharging device has a discharge port, a discharge tray, a discharge roller including first and second rollers, a flick-out pulley, a sheet pressing member, and a pressing rib. The flick-out pulley is formed coaxially with the rotary shaft of the first roller at an interval from an end of the first roller, and has a circumferential edge and a plurality of projections protruding from it. The sheet pressing member is supported on a pivot axis provided on the downstream side of the discharge roller with respect to the sheet discharge direction to be swingable in the sheet discharge direction. A pressing rib is arranged at a position overlapping the flick-out pulley in the direction along the pivot axis as seen from the sheet discharge direction. |
| US09611118B2 |
Medium ejection apparatus and image forming apparatus
A medium ejection apparatus is provided which may be part of an image forming apparatus. The medium ejection apparatus may include an ejection roller configured to eject a recording medium and a pinch roller disposed opposite to the ejection roller. The pinch roller is configured to move toward and away from the ejection roller and to press a recording medium toward the ejection roller. Also, the medium ejection apparatus may include an elastic member configured to press the pinch roller toward the ejection roller and a lever disposed downstream of the pinch roller in a recording medium transport direction. The lever is configured to be moved between a first position and a second position. When the lever is in the second position, the lever contacts the pinch roller, which causes a force to be applied against the elastic member, and the pinch roller is spaced away from the ejection roller. |
| US09611116B2 |
Medium transport device
A medium transport device is provided. The medium transport device includes a transporting portion that transports a medium in a transport direction, a winding portion that winds the medium, and a friction member that suppresses displacement of the medium in a cross direction with the transport direction. The displacement in the cross direction is suppressed by causing the friction member to contact the medium. A contact state of the medium with the friction member is changed in accordance with a winding mode in which the medium transported by the transporting portion is wound around the winding portion, and a non-winding mode in which the medium transported by the transporting portion is not wound around the winding portion. |
| US09611115B2 |
Tape feeder
A tape feeder includes: a feeder bottom support that rotatably holds a sprocket; and a tape presser mechanism that presses a carrier tape toward the feeder bottom support. The tape presser mechanism includes a tape presser that is at one end pivotally supported by the feeder bottom support and swingable to the feeder bottom support and that presses the carrier tape toward the sprocket while situated at a close position where the tape presser is closed to the feeder bottom support, and a tape presser operation member that is swingably attached to the feeder bottom support and that swings between a fixed position where the tape presser operation member presses the other end of the tape presser toward the feeder bottom support and an unfixed position where the other end of the tape feeder is released from pressure. |
| US09611105B1 |
Pneumatic tube delivery system having transport characteristics responsive to payload item-acquired
A method for transporting items via a delivery system includes identifying an item to be transported via the delivery system by acquiring identifying information from an identifying element applied to the item, determining an item-specific transport characteristic of the item based on the acquired identifying information and setting parameters for a transport of the item based on the transport characteristic of the item. |
| US09611101B1 |
Return belt tracking idler for conveyor belt system
A concave conveyor belt idler system for use on the return run of a conveyor belt system, the idler being configured to maintain alignment of the belt and inherently adjust any misalignment thereof occurring during operation of the system. The concave conveyor belt idler system includes an elongated support member extending transversely of a conveyor belt return run and supporting a plurality of idler roller modules positioned such that the roller modules along the anterior side of the support member define a cave shape for supporting the conveyor belt, with the outer lateral edges at a lower elevation than the central portion of the conveyor belt. In a conveyor belt system the concave conveyor belt idler of the disclosed technology is positioned between two planate idler systems, on the return run, so that the center roller of the concave idler is in or near the plane of the belt as it traverses the planate idler systems, with the remaining rollers of the concave idler positioned below this plane. |
| US09611099B2 |
Material processing apparatus with deployable feed conveyor
A material processing apparatus comprising a body, and a conveyor that is movable between a deployed state and a transport state. The conveyor comprises a feed end, a discharge end and conveying means configured to carry material from the feed end to the discharge end. The discharge end is coupled to the body and, in the deployed state, the conveyor extends from the body with the feed end being spaced apart from the body by the conveying means. In the transport state, the conveyor is folded with respect to the body. |
| US09611098B1 |
Conveyor apparatus
A conveyor apparatus includes a conveyor belt supported by a first and a second roller assembly, a boom assembly housing the conveyor apparatus, the boom assembly including opposing side rails hosting roller assemblies at opposite ends thereof the side rails held parallel by a plurality of cross frame members. A drive motor connected to a chain sprocket and gear assembly fixed in turn to an axle of at least one of the roller assemblies drives the conveyor hydraulically. The conveyor apparatus further includes components protecting against wear from frictional contact with material conveyed, sudden static shock to an operator, and wherein the relatively non-conductive attributes of the component materials protect the operator from shock due to implied incidental contact with an external power source. |
| US09611093B2 |
Debris disposal system
A debris disposal system mountable to an upwardly facing supporting surface such as a floor or bench top. A first container is fixedly mounted to the supporting surface and receives a removable second container having a lid which when open allows the debris to be swept into the second container. |
| US09611091B2 |
Flexible intermediate bulk container with induction control
A method, apparatus and system is provided for both (1) decreasing electrostatic discharges to reduce the potential for incendiary discharges caused by electrostatic charges in flexible containers such as flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) and (2) decreasing the induction on isolated conductors nearby the container to reduce the potential for incendiary discharges from the isolated conductors. |
| US09611087B2 |
Supporting device and assembly, and method for mounting a pair of wiper blades
The present invention relates to a device for supporting a pair of wiper blades (12, 26; 13, 27), comprising first and second supporting grooves (14, 28), each of which is provided with a means for retaining at least one laterally extending structural element (22; 54) of two respective blades (12, 26; 13, 27) by resilient nesting. According to the invention, the supporting grooves (14, 28) are arranged side by side with a common wall, the supporting grooves having two respective openings leading into parallel and offset planes (R1, R2), the second supporting groove (28) being arranged above the first supporting groove (14) and having a substantially flared shape, wherein said openings belong to a single side of the supporting device. The present invention also relates to a supporting assembly comprising a plurality of supporting devices, and to a corresponding mounting method. |
| US09611080B1 |
Dropper with a light
The present invention provides a dropper having a light that can be switched on and off. The light provides illumination when liquid is being dispensed from a hollow tube of the dropper. The light helps to see how much of the liquid is being dispensed so that liquid would not be wasted. |
| US09611073B2 |
Multi-compartment container
A multi-unit storage device wherein two separate compartments are attached together at their bottom portions. The containers are vacuum or otherwise sealed at their top portions such that when the top portions are opened, the seal is broken and access to the products contained therein is provided. |
| US09611069B2 |
Composite container with peelable membrane
A composite container is provided for holding products (e.g., stacked chips). The container includes a tubular body and a peelable membrane. The tubular body is made of at least one paperboard body ply having an inner surface and a metallized Oriented Polypropylene (mOPP) liner ply adhered to the inner surface of the paperboard body ply. A liner sealant is disposed on the inner surface of the mOPP liner ply, and the paperboard body ply and the mOPP liner ply are rolled outwardly to form a rim. The membrane, which has a membrane sealant on its inner surface, is sealed to the liner sealant in the area of the rim to close the container. When the membrane is peeled away, the membrane sealant and the liner sealant remain sealed to each other and cause separation within the mOPP liner ply, avoiding tearing and exposure of the paperboard in the rim. |
| US09611065B2 |
Packaging
A container formed of a blank (2) consisting of first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), respectively. The first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) include respective top sealing sub-panels (14, 16, 18, 20, 22), of an outwardly bowed form bounded inwardly by respective score lines (15, 17, 19, 21, 23). The first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) also include respective bottom sealing sub-panels (24, 26, 28, 32, 34) of a per se known form. The first and third panels (4, 8) also include respective intermediate panels (34,38) which are each uninterrupted by score lines, except that one intermediate sub-panel (38) is formed with a through hole (40) for receiving a pour spout fitment. The second and fourth panels (6, 10) include respective intermediate sub-panels (36, 40) which are divided by score lines into respective sub-sub-panels (42, 44), identically as between the sub-panels (36, 40). |
| US09611063B2 |
Flex irrigation basin
A basin with opposing hinged doors for providing a hospital-grade basin which can be used as either a traditional, watertight basin or a modified watertight basin that includes half-moon shaped openings disposed in its side walls to allow a patient's limb to rest comfortably while positioned across the basin. The basin with opposing hinged doors defines a tub member that includes at least one side wall with a semicircle opening extending down into it from the top of the wall. For each opening, a correspondingly shaped door is hingedly attached adjacent thereto, enabling it to move between a closed position defining the traditional, watertight basin and an open position defining a modified watertight basin with an opening for part of a limb. Each opening and door employ a locking means suitable to secure the door in place when desired. |
| US09611047B2 |
Arrangement for a tank between a nacelle cowling and a turbomachine
An arrangement of a tank of lubrication liquid for an aircraft turbomachine, under a nacelle cowling covering the turbomachine, is provided. The tank is arranged in the volume located between the turbomachine and the nacelle cowling. The nacelle cowling includes an opening for access to the volume. The tank is fastened to an internal face of a panel closing off the opening. The unit formed by the panel and the tank is added onto the nacelle cowling and is able to be mounted and dismounted from the nacelle cowling. |
| US09611043B2 |
Aircraft thermal control system and method of operating an aircraft thermal control system
An aircraft thermal control system includes a thermal control unit including an internal circuit, an evaporator and a condenser, the evaporator and the condenser being disposed in the internal circuit. The aircraft thermal control system further includes a cooling circuit which is thermally coupled to the evaporator of the thermal control unit, and a heating circuit which is thermally coupled to the condenser of the thermal control unit. |
| US09611042B1 |
System for securing an aircraft door
Systems and methods for securing an emergency exit door on an armrest of a seat are provided. A system includes a latch connected to an armrest of a seat of a vehicle. The latch is moveable relative to the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position. The latch is structured and arranged to engage an edge of a door that is associated with an exit of the vehicle to hold the door on the armrest. |
| US09611033B1 |
System and method for maintaining system integrity in control systems having multi-lane computational differences
A control system for an aircraft including first and second lanes having respective first and second processors dissimilar to one another and configured to output respective first and second computation data. At least one programmable logic device may be configured to receive the first computation data output and the second computation data output, determine a difference therebetween, and transmit a corrective computation data output to the first processor and the second processor via respective feedback loops if the difference between the first computation data output and the second computation data output exceeds a predetermined threshold value. |
| US09611032B2 |
Vertical take-off and landing aerial vehicle
A VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aerial flying vehicle comprising an inner frame, a gimbal system and an outer frame, the inner frame comprising a propulsion system and a control system. The propulsion system being able to generate a lift force. The control system being able to control the orientation of the inner frame. The gimbal system connecting the inner frame to the outer frame with at least two rotation axis allowing rotation freedom between the outer frame to rotate independently from the inner frame. |
| US09611028B2 |
Pressure relief panel guard
A pressure relief panel guard for use with a pressure relief ceiling panel having a perimeter and positioned in an aircraft cargo bay ceiling. The panel guard including a mounting structure attachable to the cargo bay ceiling, and having a mounting portion and a guard support portion, and a guard structure releasably supported by the guard support portion of the mounting structure. The guard structure having a perimeter wall and a central opening between the perimeter wall sized such that when supported by the guard support portion of the mounting structure at the pressure relief ceiling panel the pressure relief ceiling panel is vertically aligned with the central opening with the perimeter wall extending about the perimeter of the pressure relief ceiling panel and the perimeter wall does not overlap the pressure relief ceiling panel or otherwise restrict operational access to the pressure relief ceiling panel from below. |
| US09611027B2 |
Ramped stiffener and apparatus and method for forming the same
A stiffener has an elongate web element and an elongate foot element connected by a curved elbow that has a radius greater over a first portion than over a second portion of the stiffener. The stiffener is formed by feeding an elongate member through a roll forming die having first and second rollers, the first roller having a shaped section arranged to be located within a correspondingly shaped recess in the second roller, the first and second rollers defining a gap there between corresponding to the desired shape to be imparted on the elongate member, the desired shape including a curved elbow between a web and a foot portion, wherein the shapes of the recess and the shaped section vary such that the radius of curvature of the gap between the rollers corresponding to the curved elbow varies between a minimum and a maximum value. |
| US09611026B2 |
Stratospheric balloon having improved compressive strength
A three-dimensional structural framework having inflatable rings and a T-shaped cross-section along a plane passing through an axis of revolution of the inflatable rings in an inflated state. Shape-stabilizing elements are provided to stabilize the shape of the structural framework in space. Two inflatable rings are connected by at least one shape-stabilizing element. The structural framework is preferably used to produce stratospheric balloons. |
| US09611024B2 |
Ballonet measurement system
Systems and methods for measuring a volume of a ballonet are provided. In some aspects, the system may include a plurality of sensors configured to transmit a plurality of signals toward an interior surface of the ballonet and to receive the plurality of signals reflected off of the interior surface of the ballonet, a distance calculating module configured to calculate a plurality of distances from the plurality of sensors to the interior surface of the ballonet using the received plurality of signals, and a mapping module configured to create a three-dimensional surface using the calculated plurality of distances. The system may further include a measurement module configured to calculate the volume of the ballonet using the three-dimensional surface. |
| US09611022B2 |
Air intake structure for outboard motor
An air intake structure for an outboard engine wherein air which is taken in from an air intake opening provided in an engine cover for covering the upper part of the outboard engine is supplied to and sucked into a throttle body. The engine cover has an air intake opening which is open at the front of the outboard engine in the forward movement direction and a lid member which can open and close the air intake opening. A space which connects the air intake opening and the throttle body is provided separated from an engine room. |
| US09611020B2 |
Mechanically-adjustable pitch propeller
The present invention relates to a mechanically-adjustable pitch marine vessel propeller attached to a shaft driven by an engine of a marine vessel, comprising a substantially cylindrical hollow hub and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub and being capable of rotating around an axis being in a radial direction relative to the hub. The propeller according to the present invention comprises an actuator movable linearly along the axis of the hub and at least one motion transmission means communicating with the actuator and each blade for converting the linear motion of the actuator into the rotational motion of each blade in a radial direction relative to the axis of the hub. |
| US09611018B2 |
Node deployer
An apparatus (100) for deploying and retrieving seismic nodes (200) comprises a towing connection (101) connecting the apparatus (100) to a towing cable (10) running from a towing vessel; vertical control means (125; 5; 120, 12) for adjusting a height over the seafloor by means of the towing cable (10); horizontal control means (125; 130-133) for adjusting a horizontal position according to the desired path and deployment and retrieval means (151; 160, 170, 180) for deploying and receiving nodes (200) connected to a wire (150) at predetermined intervals along the path. The deployment means are preferably configured to deploy the nodes (150) without substantial pull from the previously deployed wire (150). |
| US09611016B2 |
Method and system for preventing fouling of surfaces
A method of anti-fouling of a surface while said surface is at least partially submersed in an liquid environment, comprising: providing an anti-fouling light (9); distributing at least part of the light (9) through an optical medium (5) comprising a silicone material and/or UV grade fused silica; emitting the anti-fouling light (9) from the optical medium (5) and from the surface. |
| US09611015B1 |
Floating board device
A portable floating board device for various water activities such as swimming, diving, fishing, and emergency use. The floating board device includes a secure platform to sit or stand. The board includes an anchor system and storage system. The board may be carried by handles or by straps attached to the bottom side of the board for easy portable. |
| US09611014B2 |
Device for launching a subsurface mining vehicle into a water mass and recovering the same from the water mass
A device for launching subsurface mining vehicle into a water mass from a docking well of a floating vessel, and/or recovering said vehicle from the water mass is disclosed. The device comprises a docking frame that is hinge mounted to the vessel, and that comprises first mining vehicle engaging means for guiding the mining vehicle along a longitudinal direction of the frame into the water. The docking frame operatively engages with drive means for tilting the frame in a vertical plane between a substantially horizontal mining vehicle docking position and a substantially vertical mining vehicle launching or recovery position. The device further comprises third engaging means for guiding the mining vehicle when the vehicle extends at least partly underneath a base of the vessel. The device allows lowering or recovering subsurface mining vehicle in a controlled manner. |
| US09611012B2 |
Large-sized underwater towing device and method using the same for underwater towing
An underwater towing device, including an underwater towing assembly and a fixing mechanism of the underwater towing assembly. The underwater towing assembly includes a first floating body, a second floating body, and a third floating body. The fixing mechanism includes a fairlead carrier and two supports disposed on two sides of the fairlead carrier. The first floating body, the second floating body, and the third floating body are connected together via a fixing frame. The first floating body, the second floating body, and the third floating body have streamlined and bilaterally symmetrical shapes and all are hollow to accommodate experimental equipment. The first floating body is a cylinder having a drop-shaped horizontal cross-section. The upper part of the first floating body is provided with a buoyancy reserve tank having an elliptic horizontal cross-section. |
| US09611008B1 |
Extendable multihull boat
An extendable and retractable lower deck is supported by one or more longitudinally extending hulls. The lower deck slides between an extended position and a stowed position on rails that are secured to the underside of an upper deck of a houseboat, pontoon boat, tritoon boat, catamaran, floating dock, pier-supported dock or other watercraft or dock. When fully extended, the floating deck remains attached to the watercraft, and additional width may be achieved with laterally expandable panels in the lower deck. Various accessories are connected to the lower deck or to a storage hold in the hull beneath the lower deck, such as a pool liner insert, a hot tub liner insert, a slide and ladder assembly, a seat and mounting bracket assembly, a volleyball net and pole assembly, an umbrella and pole assembly, a hammock and stand assembly, a seat lift, and an expandable deck insert. |
| US09611007B1 |
Wide beam, multi-hull icebreaker vessel
A wide beam, multi-hull icebreaker and method of operation thereof for opening a wide track through which large commercial vessels may traverse is disclosed. The icebreaker includes a plurality of hulls spaced apart and arranged generally in parallel to one another, with each of the hulls including a bow thereon configured to break through a sheet of ice through which the icebreaker traverses. The spaced apart hulls define at least one channel therebetween into which ice broken by the hulls is routed, and the hulls are spaced apart a distance such that a beam of the icebreaker is as wide as a beam of a commercial vessel it is servicing. A conveyor system may be included on the icebreaker that removes broken ice from the channel(s) between the hulls and casts it to the side of the track to leave a less dense track of broken ice. |
| US09611004B2 |
Electric-powered self-balancing unicycle with steering linkage between handlebars and wheel forks
A one-wheeled vehicle may include electric motors, a self-balancing system, and steering mechanism, wherein the electric motors and self-balancing system are disposed within the wheel of the one-wheeled vehicle. A computational resource such as a microprocessor-based controller receives input signals indicative of operation of a twist throttle and brake, and produces signals to adjust the tilt angle relative to the acceleration and thereby reduce the need for a rider to lean forward or backwards. |
| US09610992B2 |
Overhead conveying device having a securing element
An overhead conveying device includes a conveying device mounted on supporting framework. The supporting framework and the conveying device form a conveying corridor. At least one securing element can be arranged at an input point and/or output point of the supporting framework, and the securing element can be moved between a securing position and an opening position. The securing element functions in the securing position as fall protection and at least partially blocks the initial cross-section and/or terminal cross-section of the conveying corridor. In the opening position, the securing element releases the initial cross-section and/or terminal cross-section of the conveying corridor for the transport of components with the help of the conveying device. |
| US09610983B2 |
Floor structure of a motor vehicle body with a lightweight construction
A floor structure of a motor vehicle body is disclosed which respect includes a side skirt profile extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle (x) and a tunnel edge profile extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, The tunnel profile is spaced apart from the side skirt profile in the transverse direction of the vehicle (y). Two side skirt profiles run essentially parallel along the outsides of the floor structure. The tunnel edge profile extends in approximately a concentric manner to the side skirt profiles. A transmission hump is provided in the middle of the floor structure and typically extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is situated, fastened and/or reinforced thereon. |
| US09610982B2 |
Fender mounting arm
An arm for mounting a fender to a vehicle includes a shell defining an internal channel. The shell features a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. A mounting plate is secured within the internal channel in the proximal end portion of the shell. The mounting plate includes a fastener opening, which receives a fastener to secure the arm to a vehicle. The distal end portion of the shell is adapted to be fastened to the fender. |
| US09610980B2 |
Front vehicle-body structure of vehicle
There are provided a pair of right-and-left front side frames which extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a pair of right-and-left apron reinforcements which extend straightly in the vehicle longitudinal direction above and outward, in a vehicle width direction, of the pair of front side frames, a pair of right-and-left fender panels which cover respective outward sides, in the vehicle width direction, of the pair of apron reinforcements, a pair of right-and-left connecting frames which connect respective front end portions of the pair of apron reinforcements to the front side frames, and a pair of right-and-left connecting brackets which connect respective front-end side portions of the pair of fender panels to the pair of apron reinforcements. The connecting bracket is arranged substantially at the same longitudinal position as a connection portion of the apron reinforcement and the connecting frame in a plan view. |
| US09610979B2 |
Subframe structure
A subframe structure being supported by a vehicle-body frame and supporting a vehicular power plant through a damping device. The subframe structure includes: a longitudinal member which extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle and is rigidly fixed to the vehicle-body frame; a lateral member which extends in a vehicle width direction and on which at least one of the damping devices is mounted; a floating mechanism which floatingly supports the lateral member on the longitudinal member through an elastic mechanism; and a suspension arm connected to the longitudinal member. |
| US09610975B1 |
Hitch angle detection for trailer backup assist system
A system for detecting a hitch angle between a vehicle and a trailer is provided herein. An imaging device is configured to capture images of the trailer and a controller is configured to process images captured by the imaging device. The controller derives a template image having a trailer contour and matches the template image to a search image. The hitch angle is determined based on a positional relationship between the template image and the search image. |
| US09610973B2 |
Motor-driven power steering apparatus
A motor-driven power steering apparatus including: a base current calculator configured to calculate a base current, which is a base for a target current, based on a detected torque detected by a torque sensor; a band-pass filter configured to allow a predetermined range of frequency components of the detected torque to the pass through the band-pass filter; a base shimmy compensation current calculator configured to calculate a base shimmy compensation current, considered a base for a shimmy compensation current required to suppress a disturbance torque, based on an extracted torque after passing through the band-pass filter; a shimmy compensation current calculator configured to calculate the shimmy compensation current by correcting the base shimmy compensation current according to magnitude of amplitude of the extracted torque; and a final target current determination unit configured to determine the target current based on the base current and the shimmy compensation current. |
| US09610969B2 |
Steering column for a motor vehicle
A steering column for a motor vehicle includes a support unit connectable with the chassis of the motor vehicle, a securement part disposed between the side jaws of the support unit, a setting unit disposed between the side jaws of the support unit; a counter-securement part connected with the setting unit; and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism is operably engaged with the setting unit such that in the opened state of the clamping mechanism the setting unit is displaceable with respect to the support unit at least in a longitudinal direction of the steering column, and in the closed state of the clamping mechanism the setting unit is secured at a set position with respect to the support unit. In the event of a motor vehicle crash, the counter-securement part is shiftable with respect to the setting unit with the consumption of energy. |
| US09610965B2 |
Multiple frequency band braking apparatus with clutch
A shopping cart wheel includes a braking apparatus, clutch mechanism and electronics that control the braking apparatus in response to wireless signals. The wireless signals include low frequency electromagnetic signals within a low frequency band and high frequency signals within a high frequency band. |
| US09610959B2 |
Monitoring system, wayside LED signaling device, and method for monitoring a wayside LED signaling device
A monitoring system for a wayside signaling device includes a light emitting diode (LED) circuit with an LED array, a LED driver unit for driving the LED array, and a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the LED circuit, and an optical light sensing circuit with a light-controlled variable resistor operably coupled to a resistor driver unit including relay functionality. The LED circuit and the sensing circuit are arranged such that the light-controlled variable resistor monitors an output of the LED array, and that the relay functionality triggers the mechanism to connect or disconnect the LED circuit based on the output of the LED array. |
| US09610955B2 |
Vehicle fuel consumption monitor and feedback systems
Excess fuel consumption monitor and feedback systems for vehicles include sensor arrays of two primary types including those sensors deployed as part of a vehicle manufacturer established sensor suite and sensors deployed as after-market sensors. Together, these sensor suites include sensors coupled to vehicle subsystems and operating environments associated with the vehicle. Data from these sensors may be used as parametric inputs to drive algorithmic calculations which have outputs that express excess fuel consumption. Expressions of excess fuel consumption may be made instantaneously as real-time feedback to a vehicle operator/driver and/or a fleet manager as part of a summary report. |
| US09610952B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling creep torque of a vehicle
An apparatus for controlling a creep torque of a vehicle includes: a driving system configured to deliver power to one or more wheels equipped in a vehicle; and a control unit configured to i) determine a driving mode of the vehicle, ii) calculate a creep torque based on a regenerative braking ratio of the vehicle while driving for a threshold time, and iii) control the driving system based on the calculated creep torque to convert the driving mode. |
| US09610951B2 |
Method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle
A method of operating a drive train of a motor vehicle is provided, wherein the drive train has a drive motor and an automatic or automated transmission connected between the drive motor and the drive wheels. The transmission automatically changes gear in an automatic mode. The transmission changes to a higher or lower gear in a manual mode on the basis of an up-shift or a down-shift requested by the driver via control element. At least in automatic mode, a coasting mode of the drive train, in which the operative connection between drive motor and drive wheels is separated, is engaged under defined operating conditions and the coasting mode is disengaged upon the driver requesting a downshift and the manual mode of the transmission is engaged. The coasting mode is maintained in automatic mode in the case of the driver requesting an up-shift during coasting mode. |
| US09610950B2 |
Vehicle travel control apparatus
Provided is a vehicle travel control apparatus, mounted on a host vehicle, which performs travel control of the host vehicle on the basis of a positional relationship between the host vehicle and a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle, the vehicle travel control apparatus including a millimeter wave sensor that acquires target data of the preceding vehicle by receiving a reflected wave of an emitted electromagnetic wave; and an ECU that determines the presence or absence of a preceding vehicle traveling directly ahead of the host vehicle on the basis of the target data acquired by the millimeter wave sensor and that performs acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle on the basis of the presence or absence of the preceding vehicle. The ECU performs the acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle so that the acceleration or deceleration is suppressed in a case of the occurrence of target misidentification in which the millimeter wave sensor acquires a plurality of pieces of target data with respect to the same object. |
| US09610948B2 |
Movement detection system and method
A system and method for detecting movement of a vehicle and/or for changing operating modes of the vehicle switch between transitional operating mode of the vehicle at a first vehicle speed and a moving mode of the vehicle at a second vehicle speed. Movement of the vehicle is controlled to maintain a speed and/or location of the vehicle within designated limits during operation of the vehicle in the transitional operating mode. Movement of the vehicle is controlled to keep an operating parameter of the vehicle below a designated limit during operation of the vehicle in the moving mode. The vehicle switches between the transitional operating mode and the moving mode based at least in part on the vehicle speed, a distance from the target stopping location, an environmental condition, a vehicle characteristic, and/or a route occupancy condition. |
| US09610946B2 |
Vehicle travel assistance apparatus and vehicle travel assistance method
A vehicle travel assistance apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits radio waves and receives reflected waves, a detector that detects a forward vehicle traveling ahead of a vehicle and a pedestrian based on intensities of the reflected waves, and a controller that, in a case the detector detects a stop state of the forward vehicle, a stop state of the vehicle and a presence of the pedestrian during the forward vehicle following, continues a stationary state of the vehicle. |
| US09610944B2 |
Method and apparatus for causing an adjustment in parking position for vehicles
An approach is provided for processing and/or facilitating a processing of sensor information associated with one or more parked vehicles to determine one or more parking conditions, wherein at least one subset of the one or more parked vehicles is configured with one or more automatic movement systems. The approach involves determining at least one adjustment to the one or more of the parked vehicles based, at least in part, on the one or more parking conditions. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, (a) a presentation of at least one notification regarding the one or more parking conditions, the at least one adjustment, or a combination thereof; (b) an activation of the one or more automatic movement systems to perform the at least one adjustment; or (c) a combination thereof. |
| US09610941B2 |
Drive control device for hybrid vehicle
A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a differential device including four rotary elements; and an engine, first and second electric motors and an output rotary member which are respectively connected to the four rotary elements. One of the four rotary elements is constituted by a rotary component of a first differential mechanism and a rotary component of a second differential mechanism selectively connected through a clutch, and one of the rotary components is selectively fixed to a stationary member through a brake. The hybrid vehicle is selectively placed in a plurality of drive modes according to respective combinations of engaged and released states of the clutch and the brake. The drive control device comprises: a substitutive drive control portion configured to alternately implement a vehicle driving control and a battery charging control in the event of a failure of one of the first and second electric motors, the vehicle driving control being implemented to operate the other of the first and second electric motors, for generating a vehicle drive force, and the battery charging control being implemented to charge a vehicle driving battery with the other electric motor. |
| US09610939B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling clutch of hybrid vehicle
An apparatus and method for controlling a clutch of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method includes: setting, by a controller, a limited torque to a motor torque and comparing an input speed of the transmission and a minimum speed of the engine when converting from an EV driving mode to an HEV driving mode. The controller is configured to start the engine when the input speed of the transmission is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold point and is equal to or less than a minimum speed of the engine. Further, the method includes increasing the motor torque to exceed the preset limited torque, coupling the first clutch when the engine speed and a motor speed are synchronized, and coupling the second clutch when the input speed of the transmission exceeds the minimum speed of the engine by the controller. |
| US09610936B2 |
Travel support device, travel supporting method, and drive support system
A travel route of a vehicle from a present location to a destination is divided into sections. For each of the sections, a travel load of when the vehicle travels in the section in the EV mode is set. A mode planner plans one of the EV mode and the HV mode as the travel mode for each of the sections. A section adjuster adjusts the sections so that sections relatively close to a destination become shorter than sections relatively distant from the destination. The mode planner plans either one of the EV mode and the HV mode as the travel mode of the section for the adjusted sections. |
| US09610933B2 |
Apparatus and method for electronic stability control of vehicle
A method for electronic stability control of a vehicle includes a compensated moment calculation operation of calculating a compensated moment according to an error between a desired turning speed calculated based on a steering angle and a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a turning speed of the vehicle; a compensated moment comparison operation of comparing the compensated moment calculated in the compensated moment calculation operation with a first reference value and a second reference value; steering rear wheels of the vehicle if it is determined that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the first reference value and smaller than the second reference value; and a simultaneously performing steering of rear wheels of the vehicle and braking of the vehicle if it is determined that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value. |
| US09610930B2 |
Vehicle brake system
A vehicle brake system comprises an electronic control unit (ECU) for controlling a vehicle brake arrangement, and an electric machine operating as a motor and a generator. The ECU controls valves and the electric machine so that, when a brake pedal is actuated, hydraulic fluid is supplied to a wheel brake from a master cylinder to generate a brake pressure. After a corresponding brake pressure is attained, the supply of hydraulic fluid is disabled, wherein the brake pressure effected by the hydraulic fluid is gradually dissipated, and, correspondingly, the electric machine is operated increasingly as a generator. Upon an increase of driver braking demand, hydraulic fluid is additionally supplied from the master cylinder to the wheel brake, and with decreasing vehicle speed, the electric machine is operated decreasingly as a generator, and, correspondingly, hydraulic fluid is supplied to the wheel brake from an intermediate accumulator and/or from the master cylinder. |
| US09610928B2 |
Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus
A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus installed in a vehicle changing a drive torque transferred to a wheel during a halt, includes vehicle holding section for performing vehicle holding control that holds an actual brake hydraulic pressure applied to the wheel during a halt and storage section for storing a holdable hydraulic pressure capable of holding the halt state of the vehicle before and after the drive torque changes during a halt, in which when determining that the actual brake hydraulic pressure is less than the holdable hydraulic pressure (first hydraulic pressure P1) at a start (time t1) of the vehicle holding control, the vehicle holding section increases the actual brake hydraulic pressure to the holdable hydraulic pressure and holds the holdable hydraulic pressure. |
| US09610927B2 |
Systems and methods for electric brake force estimation tolerant to drivetrain stiction
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for stiction tolerant brake force estimation. In various embodiments, a method for stiction tolerant brake force estimation may comprise receiving, by a controller, a first motor state at a first time, calculating, by the controller, a first uncompensated brake force estimate based upon the first motor state, calculating, by the controller, a first linear speed based upon the first motor state, and calculating, by the controller, a first stiction compensated brake force estimate based upon at least one of the first linear speed and the first uncompensated brake force estimate. |
| US09610926B2 |
Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus
One embodiment provides a vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus configured to perform a vehicle hold control which controls a brake hydraulic pressure when a vehicle comes to a halt. The vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes: a behavior determination section configured to determine whether or not a behaving amount in a lateral direction of the vehicle is equal to or larger than a first threshold; and an operation determination section configured to determine whether or not a control member provided to control the vehicle is operated. Further, the vehicle hold control is canceled at least when the behavior determination section determines that the behaving amount is equal to or larger than the first threshold and the operation determination section determines that the control member is operated. |
| US09610924B1 |
Method and apparatus for wheel or tire chocks for recreational vehicles and trailers
A tire chock with improved ease of use and prevention of theft. A threaded rod expands a scissor frame to force foot plates against a tire. The scissor frame foot plates are pulled apart or pushed together so that the frame fits between the tires. A hand-adjustable, freely rotatable nut is on the lower end of the rod is tightened. A wrench is used to tighten a second nut on the upper end of the rod, and a lock member is secured over the second nut. |
| US09610920B2 |
Webbing take-up device
In a pretensioner mechanism of a webbing take-up device, a sealing member seals a communicating hole of a piston. When a force limiter mechanism is operated and rotating of a spool in a pull-out direction is allowed, the piston is moved to an upper side in a state in which the sealing member is pressed and contacted against a cylinder. As a result, the sealing member is turned and the sealing of the communicating hole by the sealing member is released. In consequence, a number of components may be reduced and assembly characteristics of the pretensioner mechanism may be improved. |
| US09610919B2 |
Re-configurable passenger bench seat
A passenger bench seat comprises a backrest, a seat element, a fastening rail which extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the seat element in the region of an edge of the seat element that faces towards the backrest, and a seatbelt system. In a first configuration of the passenger bench seat, the seatbelt system includes a first number of seatbelts which are detachably fastened to the fastening rail in first positions which are adapted to the first configuration of the passenger bench seat. In a second configuration of the passenger bench seat, on the other hand, the seatbelt system includes a second number of seatbelts which are detachably fastened to the fastening rail in second positions which are adapted to the second configuration of the passenger bench seat. |
| US09610915B2 |
Airbag arrangement for a closeable or openable roof opening of a motor vehicle
An airbag arrangement for closeable or openable roof opening 2 of a motor vehicle has a gas cushion arrangement which is to be anchored to the vehicle roof 1 and which is suitable in the inflated state for covering the surface of the roof opening 2, wherein the gas cushion arrangement has two inflatable gas cushions 3, 4 which are suitable in the non-inflated state for being arranged along lateral inside edges 5, 6 of the roof opening 2, that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. |
| US09610907B2 |
System and method for deciding when accessories are engine driven and when they are alternatively driven
An apparatus includes an engine module, an energy module, and an interface module. The engine module is structured to interpret engine data indicative of operation of an engine. The energy module is structured to interpret energy data indicative of an amount of energy stored in an energy storage device. The energy storage device is coupled to an accessory motor and structured to selectively power the accessory motor. The interface unit module is structured to control power transmission from at least one of the engine and the accessory motor to at least one accessory via an interface unit responsive to the engine data and the energy data. |
| US09610903B1 |
Cargo mat
The cargo mat includes a generally flat bottom surface, a recessed top surface opposing the flat bottom surface, a first pair of parallel, opposing long sides, each long side including a plurality of long side curved portions, and a second pair of parallel, opposing short sides, each short side extending between the first pair of parallel, opposing long sides and including a short side curved portion. The cargo mat further includes a plurality of recessed portions within the recessed top surface of the cargo mat and a plurality of cavities extending from the top surface to the flat bottom surface. |
| US09610898B2 |
Deployable center console
A storage console for a vehicle is provided and may include a housing movable from a stowed position to an upright position. The housing may include a top surface that is substantially flush with a floor of the vehicle in the stowed position and is spaced apart from the floor in the upright position. |
| US09610895B2 |
Microcomputer, system including the same, and data transfer device
A microcomputer is provided, which can load data of different areas in parallel and transfer the loaded data to a storage circuit. The microcomputer includes a CPU to control a DRIs each of which loads image data of a prescribed area out of image data inputted from a camera and transfers the image data to a memory blocks, and the DRIs each of which transfers image data of respectively different area out of the image data inputted from camera to the memory blocks. Therefore, it becomes possible to load image data of different areas in parallel and to transfer the loaded image data to the memory blocks. |
| US09610893B2 |
Methods and systems for providing alerts to a driver of a vehicle via condition detection and wireless communications
Methods and system for alerting a vehicle driver via wireless communications. One or more conditions with respect to a vehicle are monitored. A change in the condition can be detected and a signal automatically and wirelessly transmitted to a computing device, wherein the signal is indicative of the change in condition(s). The driver is then alerted to the change in condition(s) in response to transmitting the signal to the computing device (e.g., a tablet computing device, smartphone, smartwatch, other wearable device, in-vehicle system, etc.) associated with the driver and/or a vehicle passenger. |
| US09610890B2 |
Method for controlling the illumination of a road profile
The invention relates to a method for controlling illumination of a road profile, wherein the headlamp at least one light-emitting element, wherein the at least one light-emitting element is individually drivable in order to generate an individual luminous flux, wherein the light emitted by the at least one light-emitting element has a light distribution, wherein the lateral adaptation of the light distribution is performed depending on a determined road profile, in particular as a function of the distance from the headlamp. |
| US09610882B1 |
Vehicle wheelchair restraint system
The vehicle wheelchair restraint system provides a first belt and a second belt with which to anchor both a wheelchair and a wheelchair passenger against movement within a vehicle. In typical use, the first belt is removably hooked to a liner mount or a right angle mount. The first belt is passed through a part of a first side of the wheelchair and across the passenger's lap. The first belt is either wrapped around a part on a second side of the wheelchair and hooked back to itself, or hooked to the wheelchair. The first belt is properly tensioned by a strap ratchet. The second belt is hooked to a mount and to the second side of the wheelchair. The second belt is adjustably tensioned by a belt buckle, with which the second belt first end is hooked to the second end. |
| US09610881B2 |
Latch system
A slidable conveying assembly may include a latch frame and a latch rod rotatably engaged with, and extending at least partially through the latch frame. The latch rod may include a latch paddle at a first end. The assembly may also include a notch frame configured to slidably engage with the latch frame and a notched bar that may extend at least partially through the front notch frame and that may include multiple notches. The assembly may also include a biasing mechanism operably coupled to the latch frame and the latch rod and configured to bias the latch paddle into the multiple notches such that the latch paddle is biased into removable engagement with the multiple notches as the latch frame slides along the notch frame. |
| US09610876B2 |
Vehicle seat protector
A protector for a vehicle seat back has a foldable base including at least one rigid member and at least bendable member. A mechanism is on the foldable base to enable the base to be secured to the vehicle seat back by a headrest. The at least one rigid member and at least one bendable member form fit around a top portion of the vehicle seat back to protect the upholstery on the seat back against rubbing, chaffing, scrapping or friction by a belt. |
| US09610874B2 |
Head restraint which is movable in the X direction
A head restraint having a housing which is at least partially movable relative to a supporting rod, by which the head restraint is arranged on the backrest of a vehicle seat, toward and away from the head of the occupant of the seat. A slide is provided on the housing, with a positive connecting and/or non-positive connecting device along the longitudinal extent thereof, which can be brought into engagement with a respective locking device, and as a result can secure the housing in the respective position thereof as desired. |
| US09610869B1 |
Plush backrest cover with tube-like arms for combination safety/booster seat assembly
A combination safety/booster seat assembly includes a back/head support attached to a base by engaging hooks that are insertable into associated sockets when the back/head support is fully reclined, and become secured in the sockets when the back/head support is subsequently rotated upright. A plush cover depicting a friendly animal character (e.g., bear) is mounted over the back/head support and includes tube-like armrest covers with inward-facing paws. The base includes rigidly connected armrests and is covered by a generic seat cover. The seat assembly provides a character-based safety/booster seat with the armrest covers mounted over the armrests such that backward rotation of the back/head support is resisted, thereby securing the back/head support to the base. When the child is older, the armrest covers are detached from the armrests to allow rotation/detachment of the back/head structure from the base, thereby providing a generic (i.e., character-free) no-back booster. |
| US09610863B2 |
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat (1), in particular a utility vehicle seat, includes a first seat part and second seat part which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction relative to the first seat part in order to set the seat depth. At least one slider (50), which is connected to the first seat part, is provided. The slider (50) projects with a connecting region (56), embodied in the manner of a head, through a guide slot (60) which is provided in the second seat part. In order to attach the slider (50) to the first seat part, an anchoring element (70), which is embodied as a separate part and is composed of metal, is provided. The anchoring element (70) projects through the slider (50) and through the first seat part and connects the slider (50) to the first seat part in a positively locking fashion. |
| US09610861B2 |
Track and seat adapter for positioning and locking wheelchairs and transit seats
A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame, the frame having a top surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a longitudinal axis. The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures having a shape, the apertures evenly distributed within the top surface along the longitudinal axis of the frame, a plurality of channels connecting the first and second side surfaces proximate the top surface, the channels evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis of the frame, and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly. |
| US09610859B1 |
System and method for controlling impact reduction of electric vehicle
A system and method for controlling impact reduction of an electric vehicle can reduce the impact generated while releasing a P stage of a shift lever on a sloped road. The method and system utilize a motor as a power source, and the method includes: determining whether a torque applying condition is satisfied when a release of the P stage of the shift lever is required on a sloped road; calculating a torque for impact reduction when the torque applying condition is satisfied; applying the torque for impact reduction and controlling anti-jerk to change; stopping applying the torque for impact reduction when a vehicle speed is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed; and controlling anti-jerk to restore when the release of the P stage of the shift lever is completed. |
| US09610848B2 |
Onboard charging system and control method thereof
An onboard charging system in which a main battery (3) is charged with generated power by a solar cell (2) after the generated power is stepped up in a voltage by a step-up converter (9) includes a step-up ratio calculating portion (62) configured to calculate a step-up ratio when stepping up the voltage with the step-up converter (9). The auxiliary battery (4) is set as a charging target battery if it is determined that the calculated step-up ratio is equal to or greater than the determination threshold value, and the main battery (3) is set as the charging target battery if it is not determined that the calculated step-up ratio is equal to or greater than the determination threshold value. |
| US09610834B2 |
Vehicle cover device
A vehicle cover device including a flexible cover sheet and a car cover compartment configured to be operably attachable to the vehicle including disposed within a bumper of the vehicle. The car cover compartment includes a longitudinally extending cover sheet housing, which is configured to house the flexible cover sheet when in a stored state. The car cover compartment includes a cover-sheet cleaning and retraction mechanism, which includes a striker bar that repeatedly strikes the cover sheet when the cover sheet is retracted into the housing to a non-deployed storage position. |
| US09610832B2 |
Weather strip
An object of the present invention is, even when the design of a weather strip body with a specific gravity of about 0.5 to 0.85 is improved using a nonwoven fabric, to provide a weather strip with excellent trackability and excellent adhesiveness between the weather strip body and the nonwoven fabric. The weather strip of the present invention comprises a weather strip body having a specific gravity of 0.5 to 0.85 and made of an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber, an adhesive resin sheet comprising random polypropylene and a polypropylene-based thermoplastic elastomer, and a nonwoven fabric, said nonwoven fabric being attached to the weather strip body via the adhesive resin sheet. |
| US09610828B2 |
Transmitted sound insulating member, and transmitted sound insulating structure including the transmitted sound insulating member
A transmitted sound insulating member is for a vehicle including a door in which a wire harness extends through a space defined between a door inner panel and a door trim. The transmitted sound insulating member includes a first sealing portion disposed between the door inner panel and the door trim to close an opening of the space. The first sealing portion includes a first lip having flexibility, and an insertion hole through which the wire harness is inserted. The first lip is provided on one side of the first sealing portion, which is brought into contact with the door trim. The first lip has a slit extending toward the door inner panel. The insertion hole is communicated with the slit of the first lip. The first sealing portion is configured such that a space of the slit is closed when the first lip is pressed against the door trim. |
| US09610825B2 |
Motor vehicle climate control system
A vehicle climate control system includes a thermal-adsorption heat pump driven by engine exhaust heat, the heat pump including two adsorbers asynchronously switching between adsorbing and desorbing modes, each adsorber coupled with a corresponding antifreeze tank via a plurality of refrigerant-containing wick chambers. Cold heat transfer fluid (HTF) flows through the adsorber during the adsorbing mode which causes evaporation of refrigerant from the wick chambers, thereby cooling antifreeze, whereas hot HTF flows through the adsorber during the desorbing mode which causes condensation of refrigerant at the wick chambers, thereby heating antifreeze. In this way, the thermal-adsorption heat pump may condition cabin air independent of engine coolant and without exerting a load on the engine. |
| US09610824B2 |
Power supply system for a vehicle climate control unit
A truck includes an alternator having a direct current electrical power output. The truck also includes a combined inverter and charger unit having an alternating current electrical power output, a house battery and a starting battery. The combined inverter and charger unit is configured to charge the house battery and the starting battery. The truck further includes a day cab forming an interior space and a climate control unit for conditioning the interior space of the day cab. The climate control unit is adapted to be powered by an alternating current electrical source. The climate control unit is powered by the alternator through the combined inverter and charger unit when an engine of the truck engine is running, and is powered by the house battery or the starting through the combined inverter and charger unit when the engine is not running. |
| US09610821B2 |
Twist beam axle
An assembly (100) for a vehicle includes two longitudinal members (1, 2) and a crossmember (3) connected therebetween at a connection point (6) of the crossmember (3) to the longitudinal members (1, 2). The crossmember (3) is made predominantly of fiber composite material and the longitudinal members (1, 2) are made predominantly of a metal material. The connection point (6) between the crossmember (3) and the longitudinal member (1, 2) comprises an overlapping region (B), in which a connection segment (8) of the longitudinal member (1, 2), which is predominantly composed of metal material, overlaps at least in some segments with a part of the crossmember (3), which is predominantly composed of fiber composite material. |
| US09610819B2 |
Shock absorbers
A shock absorber system can includes a shock tube and a piston slidably mated to an end of the shock tube. The system can include a first mount on the piston for attaching to a first point on a motor vehicle. A second mount can be positioned on the shock tube near an end of the shock tube opposite the piston. The second mount can be positioned offset from an axial centerline of the shock tube. In some cases, the system can include a stabilizing device connected to the second mount. The system can include a heat sink reservoir. The heat sink reservoir can be connected to the shock tube via a valved fluid connection. |
| US09610818B2 |
Ring link assembly
A ring link assembly is configured to securely link a first component to a second component. The assembly may include a first housing defining a first passage having a first center, and a second housing defining a second passage having a second center. The first and second centers may reside in a common plane. A connecting beam connects the first housing to the second housing. The connecting beam may be canted with respect to the common plane. One or both of the first and second housings may connect to the connecting beam through an arcuate transition joint. A cant of the connecting beam and/or a curvature of the arcuate transition joint may be configured to reduce mechanical interference between the assembly and one or both of the first and second components. |
| US09610804B2 |
Automatic anti-slipping system and automatic anti-slipping method
An automatic anti-slipping system for a rotationally fixed attachment of a rim of a wheel in a wheel service machine, comprises a wheel supporting and rotating means (20), for supporting and rotating a wheel to be serviced. At least two driving pins (32) are provided at the wheel supporting and rotating means (20) for reversibly generating a rotationally fixed connection between a wheel supporting and rotating means (20) and a rim of a wheel to be serviced, wherein at least one of the at least two driving pins (32) is adapted to come in a positive locking engagement with at least one recess of a rim, and wherein the at least two driving pins (32) are adapted to be reversibly moveable, and actuator means (40) are able to reversibly move the driving pins (32) in an actuated state. |
| US09610798B2 |
Trophy mount and skull clamp
A trophy mount and a skull clamp are disclosed. The trophy mount can comprise a skull coupling feature configured to interface with and support a skull, and a positioning device configured to provide rotation of the skull coupling feature in at least two rotational degrees of freedom to facilitate positioning of the skull. The skull clamp can comprise a first jaw configured to extend into a foramen magnum of an occipital bone of a skull toward a nose end of the skull, and a second jaw operable with the first jaw to clamp the occipital bone and secure a bottom of the skull. |
| US09610790B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a carriage which can move in a reciprocating direction, in which the carriage is provided with an ejecting unit which ejects liquid, a circuit board which inputs a signal to the ejecting unit, and a fan which can blow air toward the circuit board, and includes a separator which separates a path through which mist which occurs along with ejecting of liquid from the ejecting unit reaches the fan. |
| US09610785B2 |
Tape printer
Disclosed is a tape printer including a feed portion, a feed path, a print portion, and a cut portion. The feed portion performs pre-print feed to feed a tape before a print process and post-print feed to feed the tape after the print process. In addition, the feed portion feeds the tape forward as the post-print feed such that the upstream-side end of an image printed on the tape is positioned on the downstream side of a cut position and the tape backward as the pre-print feed when the cut portion has not performed a cut operation after the post-print feed at the time of starting the following print process. |
| US09610784B2 |
Medium supporting unit, recording apparatus, and medium supporting method
A medium supporting unit includes a supporting unit which can support a medium, and a pressing unit which can press the medium which is supported by the supporting, in which a coefficient of static friction of a contact face with the medium in the pressing unit is larger than that of a contact face with the medium in the supporting unit. By configuring such a medium supporting unit, it is possible to suppress floating of the medium. |
| US09610777B2 |
Printing control apparatus, printing control method, and program
A printing control apparatus controls ejection of a pigment ink, supplied from a cartridge, from a nozzle row having a plurality of nozzles. Time information regarding an elapsed time of the cartridge is obtained, and used nozzles, in the nozzle row, that eject the pigment ink are reduced based on the time information of the cartridge. |
| US09610770B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
Provided is a liquid ejecting head including a pressure chamber forming substrate for forming a pressure chamber which is filled with liquid, a nozzle through which the ink is ejected in a direction along the pressure chamber forming substrate, and a communication flow path which allows the pressure chamber to communicate with the nozzle. The nozzle and the communication flow path are formed in the pressure chamber forming substrate. |
| US09610763B2 |
Adjuster for printing press
An adjuster for first and second print rollers carried on respective first and second supports has a first spindle extending along and rotatable about an axis between the supports and formed with a pair of axially spaced screwthreads of the same hand but of different pitches. One of the screwthreads is threaded into the first support and the other into a first nut rotatable about the axis and axially fixed in the second support. A mechanism serves for either arresting the nut against rotation relative to the second support and or rotating the nut relative to the second support. |
| US09610760B2 |
Method of forming a perforated composite panel
A perforated composite panel comprises a substrate and an applied layer, the substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface. A method of forming the perforated composite panel comprises the steps of: i. cutting a plurality of first holes in the substrate; ii. positioning the applied layer against the substrate such that a surface of the applied layer overlays the first surface of the substrate to thereby form the composite panel; iii. locating the composite panel in a fixture, the fixture having one or more datum features; iv. determining the location and axis direction for each of the first holes in the substrate, relative to the or each datum feature; and v. cutting a plurality of second holes in the applied layer, each of the plurality of second holes being coincident and coaxial with a corresponding one of the plurality of first holes. |
| US09610757B2 |
Adhesive bond using different adhesives
A method for adhesively bonding shaped elements made from wood-based materials to flexible film substrates, in which i) the side that is to be bonded is mechanically processed, ii) a reactive one- or two-component polyurethane adhesive is applied to the center regions of this side, iii) an aqueous adhesive based on EVA, PVAc, PVOH is applied at least to the outer region of this side, and iv) this side is bonded to a flexible substrate as an edge coating. |
| US09610754B2 |
Fabrication of highly flexible near-infrared metamaterials
A method and apparatus of fabrication of a multilayer flexible metamaterial can be fabricated using flip chip transfer (FCT) technique. This technique is different from other similar techniques such as metal lift off process, which fabricates the nanostructures directly onto the flexible substrate or nanometer printing technique. It is a solution-free FCT technique using double-side optical adhesive as the intermediate transfer layer and a tri-layer metamaterial nanostructures on a rigid substrate can be transferred onto adhesive first. Another embodiment of the present invention is the fabrication method and apparatus that allows the transfer of the metamaterial from a rigid substrate such as glass, quartz and metals onto a flexible substrate such as plastic or polymer film. Thus, a flexible metamaterial can be fabricated independent of the original substrate used. |
| US09610749B2 |
Method for manufacturing protector for portable electronic device
A method for manufacturing a protector for a portable electronic device includes following steps. A substrate having a first surface, a second surface and an edge is provided. A first sheet having a first sheet surface and an edge portion is provided, wherein the first sheet surface includes a first hot-melt adhesive. The first surface of the substrate is caused to contact the first sheet surface, wherein the edge portion protrudes the edge. The edge portion is folded along the edge to enable the first hot-melt adhesive to contact the second surface of the substrate. A second sheet having a second sheet surface including a second hot-melt adhesive is provided. The second surface of the substrate and the edge portion is caused to contact the second sheet surface. A thermocompression bonding is performed to bond the first sheet, the second sheet and the substrate together. |
| US09610746B2 |
Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel
Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel are described. A method is provided for manufacturing a cushioning element for sports apparel from randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The method includes positioning a functional element within a mold and loading the mold with the particles of the expanded material, wherein the loading occurs through at least two openings within the mold and/or wherein the loading occurs between different movable parts of the mold. |
| US09610744B2 |
Blow molding device and a method for manufacturing a container
To regulate, in blow molding device using liquid, such as beverage, cosmetic product, and pharmaceutical product, filled in final product as pressurized liquid, head space in container which is filled with content liquid during molding to be predetermined volume, provided is blow molding device including blow nozzle configured to tightly communicate with mouth tubular portion of preform. In state where rod is disposed to be inserted into blow nozzle and where tip portion of rod is inserted into preform, pressurized liquid is supplied into preform via tubular introduction path formed by blow nozzle and rod, thereby expandingly shaping container in accordance with cavity of metal mold. When container is shaped and supply of pressurized liquid is stopped, rod is disinserted from container, and according to shape and insert position of tip portion of rod, head space of shaped container that is filled with liquid is regulated to be predetermined volume. |
| US09610742B2 |
Apparatus for formation of an ophthalmic lens precursor and lens
This invention discloses apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens with at least a portion of one surface free-formed from a Reactive Mixture. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is formed on a substrate with an arcuate optical quality surface via a source of actinic radiation controllable to cure a definable portion of a volume of Reactive Mixture. |
| US09610741B2 |
Methods for preparing customized polymeric articles
The present invention provides a method for preparing a customized polymeric article including: providing two mold half-sections, each half-section having an outer surface and an inner surface; assembling the two mold half-sections to form a mold assembly such that the inner surfaces define a cavity there between; applying one or more magnetic fluids to the inner surface of a mold half-section; inserting a fluid polymeric material into the cavity; controllably applying a magnetic field to the magnetic fluids to form a customized reversible surface in accordance with a predetermined specific surface topography; subjecting the mold assembly to conditions sufficient to effect polymerization or hardening of the fluid polymeric material; and separating the two mold half-sections. Articles prepared by the method also are provided. |
| US09610738B2 |
Installation for making a fuselage portion of an aircraft
In the method of making an aircraft a mandrel is caused to pass through frames carried by a magazine; and as it passes through, the frames are transferred onto the mandrel. |
| US09610730B2 |
Method and apparatus for reworking inconsistencies on parts
A method and apparatus for reworking an inconsistency on a part. Information about the inconsistency on the part may be identified using data generated by a nondestructive evaluation system. A portion of a section of the part in which the inconsistency is located may be removed based on the information about the inconsistency. A profile for the section of the part may be identified. Rework image data may be generated using the profile in which the rework image data comprises a number of patch images. The number of patch images may be projected onto a rework material as a number of patch projections for use in forming a patch to be applied over the section of the part. |
| US09610729B2 |
Device and method for performing and monitoring a plastic laser transmission welding process
A device and a method for performing and monitoring a plastic laser transmission welding process includes a processing beam source for emitting a processing radiation into a joining zone between two joining members so that a weld seam is formed, a measuring beam source for irradiating a measuring zone with a measuring radiation, a detection unit for detecting the measuring radiation reflected by an interface between the weld seam and its surroundings in the joining members, and an evaluation unit connected to the detection unit for determining the depth position of the interface in the joining members from the detected reflected measuring radiation. |
| US09610726B1 |
Thermoforming with precision in-lay
A thermoforming in-lay technique is discussed that uses retractable pins to hold an in-lay piece securely in place in a primary mold. The in-lay piece is fabricated prior to the primary molding process and creates multiple pin receivers in the in-lay that are retractably engaged by the retractable pins when placed into the primary mold. When the primary substrate is formed into the primary mold, the retractable pins prevent the in-lay piece from moving out of position. Once the primary substrate has cooled sufficiently, the pins are retracted allowing the finished primary carrier art to be removed from the primary mold. |
| US09610724B2 |
Device for injection molding a preform
A preform-molding device has a nozzle section including three cylindrical layer-forming flow channels, which include an inner flow channel and an outer flow channel for forming the substrate layers of the main resin, and a middle flow channel for forming the intermediate layer, and also includes a predetermined number of vertical blocking rib pieces disposed at a downstream end of the middle flow channel, in parallel in the circumferential direction, so that the intermediate layer would be segmented in the circumferential direction into a predetermined number of vertically running streams, wherein flow behavior of the intermediate-layer resin flowing through the middle flow channel is adjusted by positioning the vertical blocking rib pieces in the circumferential direction so as to minimize a difference in height between a maximum height point and a minimum height point that appear in a leading edge of the intermediate layer of the preform. |
| US09610721B2 |
Reduced size runner for an injection mold system
A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size. |
| US09610720B2 |
Injection-molding station for the manufacture of multilayer preforms
An injection-molding station for the manufacture of multilayer preforms comprises an injection-molding machine (2), at least one multi-component nozzle (3), at least two melt accumulators (4, 5) constructed as cylinder accumulators and connected thereto, at least two plasticizer units (6, 7) for charging them and a control unit (8). The multi-component nozzle has slides (17, 19), which are associated with the melt channels (9, 10) and which are separately activated by the control unit independently of one another in such a way that the respective melt channels have an infinitely variable passage cross section. Proportional actuators (26, 27) that can be activated by the control unit are associated with the pistons (22, 23) of the cylinder accumulators. The control unit comprises a memory unit for coordinated movement or position profiles of the at least two closing slides and the at least two melt-accumulator pistons. |
| US09610718B2 |
Automotive side view mirror attachment assembly and method of making same
An automotive side view mirror attachment assembly includes a polymeric outer shell having a metal reinforcement member coupled thereto, wherein the polymeric outer shell forms form closures about connecting features of the metal reinforcement member, so as to provide an operably coupling between the polymeric outer shell and the metal reinforcing member that is secured by independent connection locations that are effective to support an external mirror assembly in multiple dimensions. |
| US09610712B2 |
Method of surface tension control to reduce trapped gas bubbles
The embodiments disclose a method of surface tension control to reduce trapped gas bubbles in an imprint including modifying chemistry aspects of interfacial surfaces of an imprint template and a substrate to modify surface tensions, differentiating the interfacial surface tensions to control interfacial flow rates of a pre-cured liquid resist and controlling pre-cured liquid resist interfacial flow rates to reduce trapping gas and prevent trapped gas bubble defects in cured imprinted resist. |
| US09610709B2 |
Tool management system
The present invention provides a method and system for the management of multiple heated mould tools (302, 304) in a facility with limited resource, by monitoring energy usage of a first mould tool (302), and starting a second mould tool (304) when enough energy is available. |
| US09610707B2 |
Method and device for the molding of wood fiber board
The invention relates to a method and device with which it is possible to arrange complicated shapes with considerable differences in height in wood fiber board, and in particular but not exclusively so called MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). The deformation of the wood fiber board which can be achieved is known in the art as extrusion, wherein a considerable plastic deformation takes place accompanied by flow and stretch of the material. |
| US09610703B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing figured veneer
A method for making a piece of figured veneer comprises softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and advancing the sheet of veneer between a first roller having a semi-flexible outer surface and a second roller. Apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprises a device for softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and first and second rollers between which the sheet of veneer is pressed. The first roller has a semi-flexible outer surface. |
| US09610702B2 |
Chain saw cutter links
Embodiments of chain saw cutter links, and related apparatuses and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a cutter link may include a top plate, a sharpened surface having an upper end and a lower end, and a depth gauge having a top surface. The sharpened surface may define a reference line tangent to the sharpened surface at the upper end such that the reference line extends between the top plate and the sharpened surface, a sharpened width may be defined by a minimum distance between the reference line and the lower end of the sharpened surface, an opening width may be defined by a minimum distance between the reference line and the top surface of the depth gauge, and the sharpened width may be greater than the opening width. |
| US09610701B1 |
Pocket hand saw with limb extender
This invention is a small portable saw for hunters in which the blade of the saw can be stored in a watertight compartment in the handle. The handle can be replaced with an attachment that enables the saw to be attached to a tree limb. This extends the distance the saw can reach. The top of the saw includes a saw blade and a cap with a threaded opening in its bottom. The cap is designed to allow for easy removal of the saw blade. The cap can be attached to a handle that has a watertight compartment for storage of the saw blades or an attachment that enables the cap to be attached to a tree limb to extend the reach of the saw. The attachment threads into the cap and a tree limb is threaded into the attachment's bottom. |
| US09610691B2 |
Robot cleaner and method for controlling the same
A robot cleaner and a control method thereof according to the present disclosure select a seed pixel in an image of an area in front of a main body, obtain a brightness difference between an upper region and a lower region obtained by dividing a predetermined detection area including each of neighboring pixels of the seed pixel and select a pixel belonging to a detection area having a largest brightness difference as a pixel constituting the boundary between objects indicated in the image. Accordingly, the boundary between objects present within a cleaning area can be detected rapidly and correctly through an image. |
| US09610690B2 |
Robot system for setting motion monitoring range of robot
A robot system includes a display portion which displays a robot model and a peripheral device model, a deployment portion which deploys a motion monitoring range model of the robot on the display portion, a positioning portion which moves and positions the motion monitoring range model, and a setting portion which converts a range surrounded by the positioned motion monitoring range model in the display portion into coordinate values which can be recognized by the robot to set the motion monitoring range. |
| US09610689B2 |
Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-space
Devices, systems, and methods for providing a desired movement of one or more joints of a manipulator arm having a plurality of joints with redundant degrees of freedom while effecting commanded movement of a distal end effector of the manipulator. Methods include defining a constraint, such as a network of paths, within a joint space defined by the one or more joints and determining a movement of the plurality of joints within a null-space to track the constraints with the one or more joints. Methods may further include calculating a reconfiguration movement of the joints and modifying the constraints to coincide with a reconfigured position of the one or more joints. Various configurations for devices and systems utilizing such methods are provided herein. |
| US09610688B2 |
Robot program generation apparatus generating robot program for reducing jerks of joints of robot
A robot program generation apparatus includes an allowable jerk value setting unit for setting allowable jerk values to joints of a robot, a joint information calculation unit for simulating execution of a robot program in a virtual space and calculating positions and jerks of the joints in association with time, a jerks determination unit for determining whether or not the calculated jerk is an excess jerk exceeding the allowable jerk values, a joint information identification unit for identifying the joints and positions of the joints in which the excess jerks are generated, and a robot program adjustment unit for adjusting the robot program by modifying a teaching position within the neighborhood of the positions of the joints in which the excess jerks are generated so that the jerks of the identified joints become equal to or smaller than the allowable jerk values. |
| US09610687B2 |
Apparatus for driving wearable robot
An apparatus for driving a wearable robot includes a wire having one end connected to an arm of the wearable robot, a tension detector that is provided between the one end and the other end of the wire and detects tension of the wire, a driver that is connected to the other end of the wire and winds or unwinds the wire, and a controller that controls the driver to be operated to wind or unwind the wire when the arm rotates to change the tension of the wire so that the wire maintains a preset reference tension. |
| US09610682B2 |
Free arm worker support
A free arm worker support for floor and low wall workers includes a top section using a pillow type headrest and a specially designed head and body support deck. The head and body support deck has openings on each side that enable the worker to extend his arm and shoulder below while lying on his side. The head and body support deck is supported by a body support beam. A seat is supported by a seat support beam. The body support beam is pivotally attached by a pivot pin on a base section. The seat support beam is pivotally attached by a pivot pin on the base section. Each of the body and seat support beams are pivotally adjustable by adjustable struts using a lock pin locator. Riser blocks are used to provide space between the support beams and the base section to ensure a minimum free space for the workers arm and shoulder. |
| US09610681B1 |
Tool holder
A tool holder is provided for at least one connection rod to be assembled thereto. Each connection rod has a body portion and a tubular portion greater than the body portion in radial dimension, and a stepped portion is formed between the tubular and body portions. The tool holder includes a main body and a positioning member. The main body includes a hanging portion, an assembling portion and an abutting portion, the assembling portion includes at least one engaging block for one said tubular portion to be engaged therewith, and the abutting portion is for radially abutting against the body portion. The positioning member is assembled to the main body, a side of the positioning member facing the abutting portion is for radially abutting against the body portion, and an end of the positioning member facing the assembling portion is for abutting the stepped portion. |
| US09610679B2 |
Tool handle and method for making same
A tool apparatus comprises an operative member and a handle connected to the operative member. The handle comprises a core element having an elongated body, an outer surface and first and second ends opposite to each other. At least the second end is connected to the operative member. The tool handle also comprises at least one cavity extending inwardly from the outer surface of the core element and a plurality of insert blocks selectively receivable in the cavity. The tool handle further comprises an overlay disposed on the core element, wherein a height of the projection on exterior surface of the insert block is no less than a thickness of the overlay, thereby exposing the upper surface to an external environment so as to be visible to a viewer. |
| US09610677B2 |
Hand-held power tool
A hand-held power tool has a housing with a cylinder chamber. An internal combustion engine is arranged in the housing and the internal combustion engine has a cylinder arranged in the cylinder chamber. A device is provided that detects temperature information in the cylinder chamber when the internal combustion engine is in an inoperative state. An indicator device that indicates the temperature information is provided. |
| US09610676B2 |
Pipe wrench with hook shank spacer
A shank spacer member and its attachment to a pipe wrench is described. The shank spacer member prevents contact between a pipe or other work piece and a shank portion of a movable jaw when the pipe is positioned in the wrench. Upon application of torque to the wrench, the member and its placement on the wrench provides increased gripping force by the wrench upon the pipe. |
| US09610673B2 |
Polishing method and apparatus
A polishing method is used for polishing a surface of a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer. The polishing method includes a polishing process for polishing a surface of the substrate in accordance with a preset polishing recipe, a pad cleaning process for removing foreign matters on the polishing pad by ejecting a cleaning fluid onto the polishing pad, and a substrate transferring process in which the polished substrate is removed from the top ring at a substrate transferring position, a subsequent substrate to be polished is loaded onto the top ring, and then the top ring holding the subsequent substrate to be polished is returned to the polishing table. The pad cleaning process is started after the completion of the polishing recipe is detected, and the pad cleaning process is terminated by detecting a position of the subsequent substrate to be polished which is undergoing the substrate transferring process. |
| US09610672B2 |
Configurable pressure design for multizone chemical mechanical planarization polishing head
A polishing head for chemical mechanical planarization is provided. The polishing head includes a housing and a flexible membrane secured to the housing. At least a first, second, and third pressurizable chamber are disposed in the housing and each chamber contacts the flexible membrane. A first pressure delivery channel couples to the first chamber. A second pressure delivery channel couples to the third chamber. A first pressure feed line couples the first pressure delivery channel to the second chamber. A second pressure feed line couples the second pressure delivery channel to the second chamber. A first manually movable plug interfaces with the first pressure feed line to allow or block pressure from the first pressure delivery channel to the second chamber. A second manually movable plug interfaces with the second pressure feed line to allow or block pressure from the first pressure delivery channel to the second chamber. |
| US09610671B2 |
Drag finishing system, method and fixture for gas turbine engine airfoils
A system, fixture and method for media finishing a cluster of airfoils are provided. The fixture may include a base having a first end and a second end, a receptacle disposed on the base and configured to receive the stator cluster, and at least one mock airfoil disposed at each of the first and second ends of the base in alignment with the airfoils of the cluster. |
| US09610666B2 |
Lifting apparatus having a toggle lever mechanism
A lifting apparatus includes a lifting part that can be moved in linear direction between a rest position and a working position. At least one drive device is disposed for moving the lifting part. Each drive device includes a toggle lever mechanism, having a first toggle supported pivotally on the lifting part and a second toggle supported on a base part. A positioning device prespecifies the position of the lifting part in lifting direction and in a direction transverse to lifting direction in working position. To do so, said toggle preferably has a stop surface against which the lifting part is pushed into working position by the at least one drive device. In this working position, the toggle joint angle α of the toggle lever mechanism is smaller than 180° so that the two toggles and are outside the extended position. |
| US09610663B1 |
Alignment fixture for facilitating electrical or mechanical connection
According to exemplary inventive practice, a frame has a geometric vertical axial plane and supports a receptacle, four thumbscrews, and four dial indicators. Each thumbscrew has a dial indicator associated therewith and can be turned to move along its geometric axis, perpendicular to the vertical axial plane. The thumbscrews are paired, with respective axes aligned, on opposite sides of the vertical axial plane. The frame is placed upon a base, the body is secured to the frame using the receptacle to grip a portion of the body, and the dial indicators are calibrated for matching thumbscrew displacement measurements in each opposite thumbscrew pair. The thumbscrews are moved into contact with the base and are adjusted to align the body with the base, as indicated by matching dial indicator readings in each opposite thumbscrew pair. The aligned body is affixed to the base, and the frame (with accompanying components) is removed. |
| US09610662B2 |
Apparatus for assembling overhead camshaft
An apparatus for assembling an overhead camshaft that comprises a hollow outer shaft having at least one slot formed, an inner shaft having at least one pin hole formed, at least one first cam lobe, and at least one second cam lobe. The apparatus comprises a first fixture having two journals, on which the outer shaft is disposed, formed at opposite ends thereof. A second fixture has a plurality of journals on which at least two of the at least one first cam lobe and the at least one second cam lobe are disposed. A third fixture restricts upward and downward and rotational movements of at least one of the outer shaft, the at least one first cam lobe, and the at least one second cam lobe. |
| US09610661B2 |
Fastener for a vehicle lamp assembly
A fastener for a vehicle lamp assembly has an adjustable stud and grommet. Positioning grooves on the stud interact with positioning fingers on the grommet in a ratcheting fashion to allow more accurate alignment of the lamp assembly prior to securing the lamp assembly to a vehicle. |
| US09610660B2 |
Tire mounting method using a tire mounting device
A tire mounting method for automatically mounting tires onto hub bolts of a motor vehicle using a tire mounting device having a first working mechanism and a second working mechanism. The method includes feeding the motor vehicle intermittently so that hub bolts of a front wheel and hub bolts of a rear wheel are successively positioned in a tire mounting station. Tires are gripped by a tire gripping unit of the first working mechanism, and nuts are successively temporarily tightened onto hub bolts of front and rear wheels to which the tires are mounted. The nuts, which have been temporarily tightened, are then fully tightened using the second working mechanism. |
| US09610657B2 |
Hot clamping method and clamping cooling apparatus
A hot clamping method includes: blanking to cut a material; cold-working to cool down the cut material to produce a product having a shape of a completed product; heating the cooled product in a heating furnace; and clamping cooling to set the heated product in a clamp to clamp it so that it is in contact with the clamp to be cooled down. |
| US09610655B2 |
Solder paste
A solder paste includes a flux and powder mixed with the flux, where the powder includes first powder and second powder mixed with each other. The first powder may be a tin (Sn) and at least one metal dissolved in the tin (Sn), and the second powder may be a copper (Cu) powder, the surface of which is coated with silver (Ag). |
| US09610653B2 |
Method and apparatus for separation of workpieces and articles produced thereby
The present invention is a method for separating a workpiece from a common substrate. It includes the steps of providing the workpiece, generating, within a beam source, a beam of laser pulses configured to modify a portion of the workpiece, determining a depth for creating a modified region based upon a characteristic of the workpiece and modifying a plurality of regions within the workpiece to form a plurality of modified regions. Modifying the plurality of regions includes directing the beam of laser pulses from an output of the beam source onto the workpiece, causing relative motion between the workpiece and the output of the beam source while directing the beam of laser pulses onto workpiece, and modifying a characteristic of the pulses of the beam upon generating a number of pulses which generally correspond to creating the modified regions to the determined depth. |
| US09610651B2 |
Square pulse laser lift off
A laser lift-off method includes generating a plurality of solid state laser pulses, converting the plurality of solid state laser pulses to an ultraviolet frequency, adjusting the transverse spatial intensity profile of the plurality of laser pulses across perpendicular transverse axes to be rectangular in shape with the shape along each transverse axis corresponds to a super-Gaussian of order eight or higher, and scanning the plurality of laser pulses across the target along a direction parallel to one of the transverse axes in order to produce laser lift-off on the target. Systems for laser lift-off are also disclosed. |
| US09610648B2 |
Spot welded joint and spot welding method
Provided is a spot welded joint (10) which includes at least one thin steel plate with a tensile strength of 750 MPa to 1850 MPa and a carbon equivalent Ceq of equal to or more than 0.22 mass % to 0.55 mass % and in which a nugget (3) is formed in an interface of the thin steel plates (1A, 1B). In a nugget outer layer zone, a microstructure consists of a dendrite structure in which an average value of arm intervals is equal to or less than 12 μm, an average grain diameter of carbides contained in the microstructure is 5 nm to 100 nm, and a number density of carbides is equal to or more than 2×106/mm2. |
| US09610646B2 |
Polarity changing pin connector
A welding system includes a welder configured to output welding power to generate an arc between a welding electrode and a workpiece. The welding system also includes a power pin configured to be coupled to the welder in a first orientation or a second orientation. The power pin is configured to switch the welding power from a first polarity to a second polarity when the power pin is switched from being coupled to the welder in the first orientation to being coupled to the welder in the second orientation. |
| US09610643B2 |
Combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine having a braze layer having a centerline eutectic free region
A fuel injector for a combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel injector includes a first component, a second component, and a braze layer. The first component has a sidewall. The second component also has a sidewall. The braze layer is formed between the sidewall of the first component and the sidewall of the second component. The braze layer is being formed from a Nickel (Ni) alloy brazing material containing non-metallic constituents. The braze layer also has a eutectic-free region with substantially all of the non-metallic constituents diffused away from a centerline area between the first component and the second component. |
| US09610640B2 |
Method for removing a section from a tire using a saw blade
A method and apparatus for removing a section from a tire is disclosed. The method and apparatus are configured so that one side of a saw blade used to cut a section from a tire is treated by dulling. The treatment allows for the removal of a section of a tire so cords embedded in various layers of the tire are protected from damage and the surface texture surrounding the removed section of the tire is adequate for repair. |
| US09610638B2 |
Clamping device
Disclosed is a clamping device (1) for clamping a toolholder of a drilling, milling or grinding tool in a balancing machine, comprisinga receiver unit (2) having a receiving opening (9) for the coupling shaft of the toolholder and a collet (10), in which the shaft (20) of an actuator (18) for actuation of the collet (10) is slidably guided in a centrally located bore (19) of the receiver unit (2). The shaft (20) has at its one end a load-applying body (22) upon which a plurality of compression springs (30, 31) take support to enable the collet (10) to be tightened. The compression springs (30, 31) are arranged and/or configured in such a way that the spring loads acting on the load-applying body (22) with the collet (10) tightened act on the load-applying body (22) asymmetrically relative to the axis of the shaft (20). |